Woman accused of killing pet gecko in garbage disposal during dispute with boyfriend

HURRICANE, W.Va.
(WCHS) — A woman in West Virginia is facing charges after police said she admitted to killing a pet lizard during a dispute with her significant other.

Hannah Nicole Jones of Hurricane is charged with domestic battery and animal cruelty in connection with an incident early Wednesday, according to a criminal complaint filed in Putnam County Magistrate Court.

It said police originally responded to an apartment complex after getting a report of a domestic dispute.

They found a man who said Jones hit him with a curtain rod.

The man said their verbal argument turned physical after he called her a derogatory name, the complaint said.

Police said Jones admitted to throwing flower pots against the wall, busting a fish tank, and taking a pet gecko — putting it in a garbage disposal — and turning it on.

Bond for Jones, 19, was set at $10,000.