Two arrested after dog burned to death in oven

Police arrested two people they believe robbed a woman’s home and burned her dog to death in her oven, authorities in Savannah, Georgia, said today.

Angela DeLettre, a retired school teacher, returned home on Thursday afternoon to find her back door open, items missing and kitchen sink overflowing with water.

While she found one of her dogs, a six-year-old shi-tzu named Pepper, the other, a year-old rat terrier, was missing.

Police later found the dog burned to death in the oven, which had been set to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (205 Celsius).

Alexander Davis, 19 and Evelyn Jeanette Williams, 24, were arrested after police received an anonymous tip.

Authorities suspect Davis also burgled another home in the area.

Davis is charged with two counts of burglary and one count of cruelty to animals, a felony. Williams has not been charged in the burglaries, but was charged with theft by receiving stolen property.

“This is just sick. This is just very, very strange,” said Melanie Higgins, a prosecutor who handles most of the county’s animal abuse cases.

Both suspects remained in custody pending a Thursday court appearance.