Mandeville Man Charged With Beating & Stabbing Small Dog

Matthew Forstall (29) of Mandeville is accused of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, after he reportedly

beat and stabbed a neighborhood dog. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies were responded to the report Sunday afternoon (April 14, 2019) to a residence on America Street near Mandeville. 

Deputies learned that a boy was out selling candy in the neighborhood when a small dog that was properly restrained on a porch at the residence on America Street bit him, causing a minor injury.

After being bitten, the boy told Forstall, a relative, about the incident. Forstall then went to the residence and beat and stabbed the dog with a fishing gaff, causing serious injuries to the dog.