Michael Daniel, 22, will face a felony charge for eating his family's dog. (Source: Waco Police Department/CNN)
WACO, TX (CNN) - Police arrested a man charged with eating his family's dog while the canine was still alive.
Michael Daniel, 22 of Waco, TX, was arrested after family members called police to their home on June 14. They claimed Daniel assaulted people at home, chased a neighbor and started barking and growling.
Witnesses said Daniel then grabbed his family's dog, beat and strangled it, and started to eat it.
The dog died at home.
Daniel is believed to have ingested "K-2," a synthetic drug, before the attack.
He was taken to the hospital and now faces a felony charge for animal cruelty.
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