Sulphur man accused of not checking on dog left in bedroom for weeks Sulphur man Austin Lebrun, 21, is under arrest for aggravated cruelty to animals. (Source: Sulphur Police Department) By Johnathan Manning | May 11, 2021 at 2:36 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 2:38 PM
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - A Sulphur man is under arrest for aggravated cruelty to animals.
Officials with the Sulphur Police Department said Austin Lebrun, 21, told officers that he had locked the dog, Sadie, in a bedroom and had not checked on her in three to four weeks.
Lebrun said he would stop by the house multiple times during the week and assumed she died but never opened the door to look, Capt. Jason Gully said in a news release.