WATERTOWN, NY — The Watertown Police Department released the following statement on July 27, 2023:
“On 07/27/2023 at 10:48 a.m., members of our uniformed patrol division were
dispatched to 1223 Faichney Drive for an animal abuse complaint. It was alleged that Dalontae Virgil-Wilkinson struck a dog five times, causing the dog to yelp, and then picked up the dog by the neck and carried it down a set of stairs.
Dalontae Virgil-Wilkinson, a 25-year-old male residing at 1221 Faichney Dr, apartment 7, was charged with Torturing an Animal, a Class A Misdemeanor. He
was arraigned in Watertown City Court where he was released on his own recognizance.
The Honorable Judge Neddo issued a warrant to seize the dog which was taken into custody by Jefferson County Dog Control.
We were assisted by the Jefferson County Dog Control in this investigation.”
Joseph A. Giaquinto
Detective Sergeant
