Ga. man Emmanuel Tadeo beat girlfriend with dead dog, officials say

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Emmanuel Alfredo Tadeo, 27, was arrested after allegedly beating his girlfriend with her dead dog on May 19. He us scheduled to be in court on Thursday.

/ Fulton County Jail

(CBS/AP) SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - Emmanuel Alfredo Tadeo, a Georgia man, is due in court for allegedly killing his girlfriend's pet dog during an argument and using the corpse to beat the woman.

Tadeo, 27, is being accused of multiple charges, including aggravated assault, animal cruelty and battery, according to Fulton County prosecutors.

While allegedly kicking and beating his girlfriend, the dog came came to its owner's defense. After snapping the dog's neck, Tadeo beat the woman some more - with the animal's corpse, police told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Tadeo had apparently been drinking heavily and allegedly caused what was described as "probably one of the worst cases of animal cruelty that we've ever seen," Sandy Springs police Capt. Steve Rose told the Journal-Constitution.

Andrea Jill Armintrout, the female victim, was arrested and charged with obstruction after police say she stopped cooperating with investigators.

Shortly after the May 19 incident, Tadeo was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and battery and was released after posting bail June 14. After prosecutors upgraded the charges to felonies, he was re-arrested July 13 and has remained in jail without bail, according to the Journal-Constitution.

Tadeo is scheduled to be in court on Thursday, where he could put in a plea, according to prosecutors. He reportedly faces up to 20 years years in prison for aggravated assault and five years in prison for animal cruelty.

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by Ulgnud August 10, 2012 3:58 AM EDT: Let's hope that when this is over Andrea finds someone more stable to build a life with. Assuming of course she isn't just as crazy.; Reply to this comment

by krotec54 August 9, 2012 9:50 AM EDT

Tadeo had apparently been drinking heavily and the abuse of alcohol allegedly caused what was described as "probably one of the worst cases of animal cruelty that we've ever seen,"

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by ahendryx819 August 9, 2012 10:08 AM EDT: Drinking is no excuse. If you know that you will be violent when you drink and you choose to do so anyways, you're no less to blame than if you were sober.

by audemus August 8, 2012 4:48 PM EDT

I really believe some people are just too screwed up to live.

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by Zomalaja August 10, 2012 7:46 PM EDT: You got that right.

by andie52 August 8, 2012 3:03 PM EDT

"The defendant in this case had taken the dog outside and was kicking their dog -- a 7 pound Pomeranian -- and the victim picked the dog back up and took it in. The man followed her in, took the dog back and literally kicked the dog to death."
Now the girlfriend, Andrea Armintrout, 40, is also facing obstruction charges for not cooperating with investigators"

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