Alexander Cueva, 28, of Long Beach, was arrested and taken to the Long Beach City Jail on Tuesday evening. He’s charged with felony intentional cruelty to an animal, investigators said.

Alexander Cueva, 28, allegedly slammed a dog to the ground and filmed the act of abuse for social media Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Alexander Cueva, a 28-year-old man from Westminster, was arrested last month and charged with animal cruelty after surveillance footage captured the highly disturbing abuse in an alley near 235 E.

Alexander Cueva, 28, of Westminster, is set to be arraigned Friday at the Long Beach courthouse on the charge, which includes an allegation that he personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon ...

Alexander Cueva, 28, faces one felony count of animal cruelty with a special allegation of personal use of a deadly and dangerous weapon, a leash. Jail records show four previous arrests in Los ...

Alexander Cueva, 28, of Westminster, was also banned from possessing animals for 10 years, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Cueva hoisted his 6- to 8-month-old ...

Alexander Cueva, 28, of Westminster, was charged Thursday with a felony count of animal cruelty, along with an allegation that he personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon — a leash ...

Alexander Cueva also faces a special allegation of personal use of a deadly and dangerous weapon – a leash – during the attack, which was captured on a surveillance video and posted to social ...

Alexander Cueva, 28, also faces a special allegation of personal use of a deadly and dangerous weapon, which authorities said was the dog's leash. He is due back in court in Long Beach May 7.