Police: Man 'went crazy,' threw dog over railing

Pompano Beach man faces animal cruelty charge

Robert Noel is accused of throwing his friend's dog over a second-floor balcony railing at his Pompano Beach apartment.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A Pompano Beach man said he "went crazy" when he beat a friend's dog and threw the dog off his second-floor balcony on the Fourth of July, according to a Broward Sheriff's Office report.

Robert Noel, 29, was arrested on a charge of causing cruel death, pain and suffering to an animal.

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According to the report, Noel admitted to throwing the dog over the railing.

"I went crazy," Noel said in the report.

Noel said the dog, which belonged to a friend with whom he was feuding, wouldn't leave his apartment, "so he started to strike the dog" before throwing her over the balcony railing, the report said.

"The dog was located nearby, cowering and scared," the report said. "The dog had some bleeding coming from her nose."

Noel remained in jail Tuesday morning. His bond was set at $2,500.