A 48-year-old man has been charged in connection for allegedly strangling a Richmond Township family's dog, officials said. Deputies were called at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to a home on Prinz Road for a report of a family pet's death and a possible threat against one of the family's members, officials said in a news release.

William John Kucharski Jr. is charged with one felony count of killing an animal in the third degree after allegedly strangling his father’s Labrador Retriever.

The 48-year-old had allegedly been home alone with the lab when his father returned home to find the suspect with his arms around the dog, unable to remove them.

A 48-year-old man is accused of strangling his father's dog to death inside a Richmond Township home. The father arrived home to find his son with his arms around the animal's neck. The suspect was arrested for third-degree killing/torturing animals.

A 48-year-old Macomb County man is accused of strangling his father's Labrador Retriever to death. At around 5:25 p.m. on Jan. 14, Macomb County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence on Prinz Road in Richmond Township for a report of a possible dead family pet and a threat to a family member.

A 48-year-old Richmond Township man has been arrested in connection with the death of a family pet. The suspect allegedly choked and killed his father’s Labrador retriever and then made threats to harm himself.