US EditionPit Bull Thrown Off Balcony in St. Pete While Trying to Protect Teen, Deputies Say
Nigel Myers faces charges including aggravated animal cruelty and child abuse after throwing a protective pit bull from a balcony during an attempt to isolate a teen girl, deputies said.
- On September 29, 2025, deputies said Nigel Myers, 44, allegedly threw Sparta, a 3-year-old pit bull, off a second-floor balcony while protecting a 15-year-old girl.
- Investigators say Nigel Myers followed the 15-year-old victim into a bedroom and kept trying to get her back after she left, following her into the living room of the residence.
- The pit bull Sparta was taken to a nearby animal hospital with serious injuries, but officials say Sparta is expected to survive.
- Myers was arrested and booked into the Pinellas County Jail, facing charges of Aggravated Animal Cruelty, Domestic Battery, Child Abuse and Lewd and Lascivious Conduct, deputies said.
- The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said the ongoing investigation remains active and did not immediately disclose the 15-year-old victim's condition.
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Pit bull thrown from balcony while trying to protect teen, Florida deputies say
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A pit bull was thrown off a second-floor balcony while trying to protect a 15-year-old girl from a man Monday, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. The incident happened around 7 p.m. at a residence in unincorporated St. Petersburg. Sparta (Credit: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office) Investigators said the suspect, Nigel Myers, 44, had followed a 15-year-old girl into a bedroom, and after she left the room, he …
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Orlando SentinelFlorida man threw dog that was protecting teen girl off balcony, deputies say
A Florida man faces animal cruelty charges for throwing off a balcony a dog deputies say was protecting a teenage girl.
Pit bull thrown off balcony protecting 15-year-old from man in St. Petersburg: PCSO
A man is behind bars after he allegedly threw a dog off of a balcony that was trying to protect a 15-year-old girl from the man’s advances in St. Petersburg, according to authorities. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded Monday at around 7:10 p.m. to a residence in unincorporated St. Petersburg for a report of animal abuse and lewd and lascivious conduct. Sparta the dog Deputies learned that earlier in the day, the suspect, 44-year-old…
Pit bull thrown off balcony in St. Pete while trying to protect teen, deputies say
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A pit bull was thrown off a second-floor balcony while trying to protect a 15-year-old girl from a man Monday, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. The incident happened around 7 p.m. at a residence in unincorporated St. Petersburg. Man ‘bragged’ about grooming, sexually abusing children to undercover Polk detective: Judd Investigators said the suspect, Nigel Myers, 44, had followed a 15-year-old girl in…
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