KERRVILLE, Texas - What started as a search for a missing family dog on Medina Highway ended with the dog found dead in a creek and a Kerrville man, previously convicted of family violence assault, booked into the Kerr County Jail on an animal cruelty charge.

According to the Kerr County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was dispatched on September 18 to a home in the 3200 block of Medina Highway after the family reported their dog missing.

The deputy widened the search beyond the immediate area, and the dog was found dead in a nearby creek.