Charges were filed after an animal abuse complaint in Livingston County stemming from last month.

45 year-old Donald Lee Tacy of Wheeling is charged with a misdemeanor for a dog biting a human and another misdemeanor for animal abuse.

The charges were announced Tuesday by the Livingston County Sheriffs Office. They come after an incident where officers allege he killed his dog after it bit his brother.

The original report alleges he used a bow and arrow, a pitchfork and a hammer to put the dog down because the dog was a threat to people. The dog did have a history of attacking people, according to the sheriffs office.