People v. Tom

*252While watching a small dog that belonged to his girlfriend's parents, defendant Jesse Cody Tom beat, stabbed, and strangled the dog. Defendant then covered *352the dead dog with oil and placed it inside a barbeque. Before he could light the deceased dog on fire, however, officers arrived on scene and apprehended defendant after he fled.

A jury convicted defendant of two counts of animal cruelty ( Pen. Code, § 597, subds. (a) -count one, & (b)-count two),1 resisting, delaying, or obstructing an officer (§ 148, subd. (a)(1)-count three), and attempted arson (§ 455-count four). The jury found true…