Man, 73, rides lawnmower to spring dog from kennel

[Jazzy]

HYDRO, Okla. -An elderly Hydro man landed in jail after springing his prized pooch from the town kennel. Instead of paying a $100 fine for not having his poodle on a leash, 73-year-old Edwin Fry decided to bust Buddy Tough out, driving his lawnmower to the city pound Oct. 13 and breaking into the cage with bolt cutters.



As the pair escaped, police officer Chris Chancellor intercepted them.

Chancellor told The Oklahoman officers had received numerous complaints about Buddy Tough, who had been in the pound before. He said Fry had been told he could retrieve the dog and sort out the fine in court.



I've been in law enforcement 20 years, and this is the first time I've known of anyone that has busted a dog out of jail, Chancellor told The Oklahoman.



Fry spent several days in jail, and faces a municipal charge of allowing an animal to run at-large.



Fry didn't deny the charges. He told The Oklahoman that he warned police to stay away from his dog unless they wanted to face his shotgun.



As for Buddy Tough, he was euthanized while Fry was in jail.



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[Rapunzel]

Oh, that's so sad.



I understand the man was a crotchety old git who didn't keep his dog on a leash, but he obviously adored the dog if he broke him out of jail. At 73 the dog is probably his only companion and so to put the dog down when the man is in jail is both sneaky and underhand as well as cruel to the old man. I bet they didn't tell him until after the dog was euthanised.



I hope people complain about the treatment these Oklahoman officers dished out to this old man.