AKRON, Ohio -- An Akron man is accused of killing his 95-year-old mother's dog by snapping the dog's neck.

James Taylor, 66, is charged with domestic violence, menacing and animal cruelty in the Wednesday incident on Frase Avenue near Eastland Avenue, police said.

Taylor became angry sometime between midnight and 1 a.m. because the dog urinated on the floor, police said.

Taylor's mother told investigators that he came home drunk. Taylor's newphew helped him get into bed, but he came out of his bedroom minutes later and saw the dog's urine, the mother told police.

911 call

Taylor grabbed the dog off his mother's lap and went back into the bedroom, where he snapped the dog's neck, police said.

Taylor's mother and his nephew found the dog the next morning. Taylor then threatened to snap his mother's neck, police said.

Taylor's nephew told the dispatcher during the 911 call that his grandmother was scared to death and they needed an officer at the home.

"I guess my uncle came over here last night with a gun...." he said. "....well he killed her dog."

Taylor's sister, Beverly, said the dog was a Shih Tzu named Pookie and was around 9 or 10 years old.

Akron police arrested Taylor, who remains in custody at the Summit County Jail.

An Akron Municipal Court judge set his bond at $10,000 during his arraignment Thursday, court records show.

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