People v. Shojaei CA4/3

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Max was a 16-pound Chihuahua/Shih Tzu mix. His owner shared an apartment with defendant and usually tended to his needs. However, on May 26, 2018, she was out of town, and defendant was responsible for looking after Max. That day, at around 3:00 p.m., defendant called 911 in a panic and reported Max was paralyzed and dying on the floor. Asked what happened, defendant said, “He bite me. I shake my hand. He hit the wall.” Defendant requested assistance, so the police were dispatched to his Irvine apartment. One of the officers who arrived there was Animal Services Officer Madison Morris. She found Max lying on his side in the hallway next to the kitchen. Although Max was conscious, he could not lift his head or move his body, and he had defecated on himself. Defendant, who was anxious and emotional, told Morris that Max bit his hand in the bathroom. He said that in reaction to the bite, he pulled his hand back and shook his arm to get Max off him, and that is when Max hit the wall. Defendant also said he bled from the bite, but when Morris looked in the bathroom, she did not see any blood. In fact, when defendant

2 showed her his hand, she did not see any sign…