Police say a juvenile ran to a neighbor's house Tuesday afternoon and told him that 31 year-old Ernest Biggs, III had attacked an adult pit bull with a knife.

The neighbor called police, and when officers arrived at a residence at 2719 East Magnolia Avenue, they found blood on the porch, and throughout the house and yard. The injured dog was on the property, suffering from multiple stab wounds.

A witness told officers that Biggs both stabbed the dog and also attempted to slash its throat with a steak knife, and that the dog hadn't done anything to provoke the attack.

Biggs was arrested and charged with a Class E felony offense of aggravated cruelty to an animal.

The dog was taken to a local veterinarian. Police have no word on its condition.