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VA Man Pepper-Sprays Boy, Labradoodle Then Follows Them, Sprays Dog Again: Cops

A 70-year-old man has been arrested after pepper-spraying a 16-year-old and the boy's dog in Northern Virginia, police said.

James Timberlake

James Timberlake

Photo Credit: Prince William County Police

James Michael Timberlake was walking his dog when he encountered the boy and his unleashed labrador-poodle mix on Forestdale Avenue in Woodbridge early Tuesday, Feb. 27, Prince William County police said.

"As the two dogs began to interact, [Timberlake] pepper-sprayed the victim’s dog,"  police sad. 

"After the victim secured his dog, the accused followed them onto the victim’s property where the accused pepper-sprayed the victim and then the dog a second time." 

The parties separated and the boy reported minor injuries. The dog appeared uninjured.

Timberlake was arrested Monday, March 4 and charged with assault with a caustic substance and animal cruelty.

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