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Man hurt while trying to save puppy from beating

12:02 PM MDT on Friday, July 4, 2008

AP

CENTRALIA, Wash. -- The Lewis County Sheriff's office says a Centralia man is in the hospital after attempting to stop a man beating and choking a black lab mix puppy.

Police say they arrested Victor Esparza-Hernandez for second-degree assault. They say the puppy is doing OK.

No more details were released on the Centralia man's condition.