Grandview man allegedly kills family dog on hot grill in response to restraining order
A Grandview man has been charged with felony animal abuse by torture or mutilation after allegedly using a hot grill to kill a dog belonging to someone who had previously filed a restraining order against him.
Cleven R. Nevels, 52, was also charged Friday with first-degree harassment and violating the order of protection against him. Nevels was served with the restraining order while at his ex-partner’s home on Sept. 20, the day before the incident, according to court documents.
Grandview police detectives reported that Nevels appeared to be under the influence of narcotics when he burned the dog, a dachshund mix named Dude, alive on his ex-partner’s backyard grill. Police responded to the ex-partner’s home on Sept. 21, according to court documents, where they found Nevels naked inside the residence and a trail of blood leading from the house and to the grill on the back deck.
Officers led Nevels over to the grill, according to court documents. There, they found the remains of the dog. A necropsy showed that the dog had been stabbed before dying of smoke inhalation.
When asked why he had killed the pet, Nevels said he was “trying to prove a point,” according to court records. Nevels also told officers that he had “blacked out” during the incident, according to court documents, and claimed several times that he had not meant to hurt the dog.
Nevels’ ex-partner was not home at the time of the incident. She later told police that Nevels had previously harmed the dog while under the influence of narcotics.
Court records indicate that a former domestic partner was granted a separate ex parte protection order, or a restraining order, against Nevels in 2018. Nevels had previously been charged with domestic battery in Kansas and property damage and sale of controlled substances in Missouri, according to court records.
Nevels first appeared in Jackson County court on Wednesday; he is not currently eligible to be released on bond. He will next appear in court at 10 a.m. Oct. 3.
