Investigators said it was around 2:30 a.m. Thursday when a witness spotted Burton's vicious attack on the dog on Ohio Avenue.
The witness reported to police that Burton punched the dog, and then kicked the animal down a driveway.
Burton was also allegedly seen swinging the dog in the air before bringing its body down to the ground with great force.
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The dog was so badly injured, it could barely walk, investigators said. Police said the dog had a laceration to the head as well.
"Investigators take injury to domesticated animals very seriously," said Dickinson Police Sgt. Tim Cromie.
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Police said Burton told officers he was frustrated and took it out on the dog, which belongs to someone else in the neighborhood.
He's now being held on a $60,000 bond on a charge of cruelty to a non-livestock animal.
Investigators said the dog is now back with its owner, but did not describe the animal's condition.
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