Man accused of stabbing pet python

Police: Roy Strickland stabbed python 19 times

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Pompano Beach man is charged with using a knife to stab another man's pet python.

Roy Strickland was arrested Tuesday.

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Strickland stabbed the animal 19 times because he claimed it was evil, according to an arrest report.

The arresting officer noted when he arrived, a knife was still inside the python. It was later euthanized.

Strickland is charged with causing a cruel death/pain and suffering to an animal.