The man is accused of dragging a white pit bull into the ocean and pushing the dog's head underwater several times.

In 2023, a neighbor reported that the gray and white pit bull from Polley's residence attacked her small dog and left it injured.

GOSHEN, CT (WFSB) - A man was arrested on animal cruelty charges after a dead dog and malnourished pets were found in his home. State police identified the man as 40-year-old Tyler Grimes of Goshen.