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Yonnie3

(17,376 posts)
Fri Feb 11, 2022, 03:30 PM Feb 2022

Virginia officer pleads to fatally shooting fiance's dog

One of Virginia's finest who serves and protects

I'm wondering if his Richmond police job is gone. (see added link below)

From WVIR-TV 29 Charlottesville, VA
2/11/22

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia police officer has pleaded no contest to felony animal cruelty in the fatal shooting of his fiancée’s dog, which he tried to cover up by saying he accidentally killed the animal while trying to stop a bear attack.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Richard Chinappi also pleaded guilty to giving a false report to police about how the dog was killed in October at the Powhatan County home the couple shared.

The Richmond patrol officer is scheduled to be sentenced March 11.

Chinappi showed signs of intoxication when officers arrived. They discovered blood splattered in the kitchen and smeared along the floor, along with bloody wipes and a bleach bottle.


No more at Link: https://www.nbc29.com/2022/02/11/virginia-officer-pleads-fatally-shooting-fiances-dog/

EDIT: https://www.wric.com/news/crime/richmond-police-officer-on-leave-following-animal-cruelty-charge/

It is reported that he is on administrative leave until the verdict comes in. The report doesn't say paid or unpaid.
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Virginia officer pleads to fatally shooting fiance's dog (Original Post) Yonnie3 Feb 2022 OP
It starts with animals... He should never work for a police force again. Karadeniz Feb 2022 #1
He'll Move 1 County Over, As If Nothing Happened SoCalDavidS Feb 2022 #2
I know. Could the judge at sentencing forbid him from ever working for any police department? Karadeniz Feb 2022 #3
And if that woman remains his fiance, Bayard Feb 2022 #4
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