May 2024 – Cleopatra Morgan (25) is facing charges of aggravated cruelty to an animal, criminal possession of a weapon, and torture injury to an animal after NYPD officers responded to a call of the puppy bleeding from the mouth. Officers alleged that Morgan threw her 1 year old poodle off a ledge and then called 911.

The puppy had signs of a traumatic brain injury, was in shock, and his heart and blood pressure were unstable when he was treated by vets, according to the ASPCA. The puppy was immediately treated but has a long recovery.Morgan is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, torture/injure/not feeding animals, criminal possession of a weapon and false impersonation.