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Chicago man arrested for the truck stop killing of a dog in Fremont County

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January 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Illinois was arrested Friday on an active Fremont County warrant connected to the death of a dog at a truck stop near Percival. The incident was caught on video Dec. 11th. 36-year-old Roi Washington, of Chicago, was arrested after Deputies were able to determine the dog’s owner, who reported the dog was taken from her residence without her consent by Washington.

Still frame image from surveillance video of suspect killing a dog and video taping the murder.

Washington is being held in Cook County, Illinois on a $2,000 cash/surety bond, awaiting extradition back to Iowa.

Linkenhoker

And, Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputies, Wednesday, arrested on man on an active Fremont County warrant. Authorities say 39-year-old Joseph Dale Linkenhoker, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault causing injury or mental illness, 1st offense, and Child Endangerment.

Linkenhoker was released after posting $2,000 cash/surety bond.