A South Florida gay porn actor was arrested after police say he choked his puppy to death then tried to cover up the crime by having it cremated.
Shane Michael Thompson, 20, was in custody in Palm Beach County Friday after he was charged Wednesday with animal cruelty in the death of his three-legged wolf-dog mix named Moonshine.
Police said Thompson, of Boca Raton, had beaten the dog before he took it to an animal clinic earlier this month to have it cremated. A necropsy showed Moonshine had severe blunt force trauma and had died with food stuck in its throat.
Creed allegedly told the clinic the dog may have died from a seizure.
When a friend of Thompson's called animal control on Oct. 7 and told them he suspected Moonshine had been killed by Thompson, police began an investigation. Thompson's roommate and friends told police Moonshine had been physically abused by Thompson before.
Thompson is a gay porn actor who goes by the stage name Jason Creed, according to the Sun-Sentinel.
He's being held without bond as of Friday morning.
