braveheart

Sad news to let you know about today. Beloved dog, Braveheart has died.

The weather wasn't perfect (it was rather cloudy and windy), but it was a decent day for Sunday's 2015 Barkus & Meoux parade.

It wasn't the exact verdict Braveheart fans wanted, but a Caddo Parish jury has found Gabriel Lee guilty to a reduced charge of simple cruelty to animals.

Justice has been served for Braveheart, the pitbull puppy who was locked in an un-airconditioned storage unit with no water or food during the height of summer right here in Louisiana.

A Shreveport man faces aggravated animal cruelty charges for leaving a starving pit bull puppy chained up inside a local storage facility. 32-year-old Gabriel Lee is charged with felony aggravated cruelty to animals. The 4-month-old pit bull, now known as Braveheart, was found chained inside a unit in the 2900 block of Youree Drive in 2013...

A reminder from Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator -- no demonstrations will be allowed in or near the Caddo Courthouse before, during or after court proceedings in Gabriel Lee's trial.

Gabriel Lee, the man accused of locking a puppy named Braveheart inside an abandoned storage unit in Shreveport, was in court Wednesday morning (June 18) to face felony animal abuse charges.

Gabriel Lee, the man accused of locking a dog named Braveheart in a Louisiana storage unit and leaving him to die, was in court to face those charges. During his departure from the Caddo courthouse, Fox 33 reporter Annie Andersen attempted to interview Lee, who shoved her away.