Arrests Made In Death Of Reba The Bulldog

The death of Reba the Bulldog was a horrendous story in Las Vegas this past summer.

On July 26, around 1 a.m., the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 1100 block of East Twain Avenue. that is where they found Reba inside a plastic container that was taped shut in 110-degree heat. She was in critical condition and suffering terribly from heat stroke.

Sadly, Reba passed away two days later after she went into sudden cardiac arrest, because of blood clotting caused by severe heat stroke and shock.

Justice may prevail, as two people have now been arrested in connection to the death of Reba, the English Bulldog found inside a sealed plastic container. Over the weekend, police arrested Issac Laushaul Jr, 32 and Markeisha Foster, 30, both on a felony charge of willful/malicious torture/maiming/killing of a dog, cat or animal.

Laushual was scheduled to appear in court Sunday morning but refused transport and remains in custody with no bail. He is scheduled to appear again this week. Foster appeared in front of Las Vegas Judge Amy Ferreira who spoke on the “concerning” allegations against Laushual and Foster.

8 News Now says that the arrest report details observations from neighbors who lived next to Laushaul and Foster. They reported "seeing that animal tied to a railing outside of the apartment, often times in extreme heat and under circumstances where that animal did not have appropriate food and water,” Judge Ferreira said.

Judge Ferreira went on to say that the allegations in the arrest report were very concerning. The allegations include taking what appears to be a family dog, and putting it in a rubber bin in July, when temperatures were in the 110's, sealing the bin shut, and abandoning the animal.

Foster’s bail was set at $50,000. If released, she will have high-level electronic monitoring and absolutely no contact with animals will be allowed.

Las Vegas police turned to the public for help with identifying the suspects in Reba’s death. Surveillance footage was released of a man and a woman driving a white four-door sedan and parking the vehicle in the area where the container holding Reba was found.

Vegas Pet Rescue volunteer, Lindsey Pinapfel, told 8 News Now, “We are relieved. Because this is a step in the right direction.”

The sad and horrible nature of Reba's death is unforgiveable, but it is good to know that some sort of justice will be served.