WARRANT ISSUED FOR MAN ACCUSED OF BEATING, DISMEMBERING TWO DOGS

Teller County, CO, July 20, 2020– Teller County Animal Control Officers and detectives are investigating a felony animal abuse case where the suspect, Matthew Stephen Dieringer,

Matthew Stephen Dieringer [suspect]
aged 30 years old from Pueblo, is accused of killing two of his roommate’s dogs.
Dieringer is alleged to have beaten to death the victim’s brown, seven-year-old Australian Cattle Dog “Suka” and also to have killed and dismembered the victim’s other black dog, “Hayoka.” A necropsy confirmed Suka died of blunt trauma. Dieringer was last seen in the Manitou Springs area and has an active felony warrant for two counts of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, a class six felony. He may have dyed his hair a
darker color.

If you see Dieringer, do not approach him; call law enforcement. If you have any more information on this case or any details about Dieringer’s whereabouts, please contact Officer Trixie Hudspeth at 719-687-9652.

If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Commander Greg Couch – PIO at 719-472-4347 or email at couchg@co.teller.co.us.

“Suka”
“Hayoka.”