Illinois woman charged in shooting of pit bull
BELLEVILLE - A southwestern Illinois woman was charged with a felony Monday after police said she shot her boyfriend's pit bull in the face and paw.
St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly charged Angela Willig, 32, with aggravated cruelty to animals, the Belleville News-Democrat reported . The dog named Bob was locked in a kennel and presented no threat when the Fairview Heights woman shot it with a .22 caliber rifle on Sunday, police said.
Bob survived the shooting and is recovering, Kelly said.
Willig is in the St. Clair County Jail on $25,000 bond. Online court records didn't indicate an attorney.
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