BOULDER — A mental health doctor has found no evidence showing that a former University of Colorado student arrested last year on suspicion of taping her boyfriend’s dog to a fridge had an “impaired mental condition” at the time that would excuse her behavior.
Boulder County District Court Judge Maria Berkenkotter allowed Abby Toll, 20, to enter a plea in December that she suffered from an impaired mental condition but ordered a mental health evaluation before Toll’s case goes to trial April 12.
Toll is accused of binding her boyfriend’s 2-year-old shiba inu, Rex, in hair bands and packing tape and sticking him upside-down to a refrigerator during a fight. Her boyfriend, Bryan Beck, also was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty.
Beck pleaded guilty in July and was given a one-year deferred sentence and 50 hours of community service. One of the conditions of Beck’s sentence prohibits him from having contact with Toll or his former dog — which has been adopted by another family.
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