Beach Park man arrested after taking woman and child hostage, killing dog, police say

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Police said they learned that Rivera had recently bludgeoned the woman’s dog to death. They found the pet’s remains in a cooler at the Beach Park residence, along with two firearms.

A Beach Park man is facing numerous felony charges after, police say, he took the mother of their child hostage at knifepoint after having bludgeoned the woman’s dog to death.

The sheriff’s office said the incident began Sunday at around 8:45 a.m. when Rivera battered the woman at their Beach Park residence before arming himself with a knife. He then forced the woman into a car before driving to a Wadsworth address where their young child was staying so the child could be kept away from Rivera, police said.

Rivera is facing weapons charges, as well as aggravated domestic battery, animal cruelty and child endangerment, authorities said.

 

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