CRESTWOOD — St. Louis County prosecutors have charged a man with unlawful use of a weapon and animal abuse after he stabbed his neighbor’s dog seven times with a pocket knife, according to police records and charging documents filed on Monday. The dog was later euthanized due to the severity of its injuries.

Crestwood police responded to a home in the 9700 block of Greenview Drive at 2:38 p.m. on Saturday. A husband and wife, William Parker and Robin Steele, told police that the family’s two dogs, Teddy and Raven, ran out of the house and onto their neighbor’s property.

That neighbor, John Conrad Ross III, 59, chased the dogs, grabbed Teddy and slammed him to the ground, stabbing him several times, according to the police report. Steele called for the dog to come to her. The dog got away from the neighbor and ran to her, bleeding extensively, police said.

Ross then stood in his yard, staring at his neighbors and holding a handgun at his side, according to court documents.

Steele and her husband took the dog to an animal hospital, where a veterinarian informed them Teddy suffered at least seven stab wounds to his body, including one to his jugular vein, according to the police report. The couple made the decision to put Teddy down because his wounds were so severe.