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ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A man is in the county jail awaiting arraignment after he allegedly attacked a dog with a machete. On Jan. 6, an animal cruelty complaint was made to the Angelina County Sheriff's Office. The reporting person said that the suspect was 62-year-old Jesus Aguilar. The person said that Aguilar came to their residence in the Twin Oaks Subdivision and got out of his vehicle with a machete in his hand and started walking towards their residence. The homeowner's dog then began barking at Aguilar. Aguilar then started striking the dog with the machete repeatedly, the sheriff's office said, causing severe cuts to the homeowner's pet He then left the scene.