UVA football player Solomon Beebe faces animal cruelty charges after witness alleges he punched dog: report

Beebe, a Montgomery, Alabama, native and former UAB running back, was arrested on charges filed Monday and appeared Thursday morning in Albemarle County District Court.Court records show the three Class 1 misdemeanor charges stem from one alleged incident on Aug.
10 and two others on Aug.12.Records show Albemarle County animal control seized Beebe’s dog the following day and placed it in protective custody.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMUAB Blazers running back Solomon Beebe (11) carries the ball against the Memphis Tigers during the first half at Protective Stadium on Oct.
18, 2025, in Birmingham, Alabama.(Wes Hale/Getty Images)"This canine was seized on Thursday, August 13 in (the) county of Albemarle by its animal control officers and is currently held in protective custody at the SPCA in Albemarle County," Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Pollock wrote in a petition seeking custody of the dog.According to The Daily Progress, a housekeeper at Beebe’s apartment complex reported seeing him punch his pit bull twice on Aug.
12.The animal protection unit also looked into earlier reported conduct involving the dog.GEORGIA DB JA'MARLEY RIDDLE ARRESTED ON SPEEDING, FELONY MARIJUANA POSSESSION CHARGESAs part of the investigation, an animal protection official interviewed a housekeeper at the Maximilian at Stonefield, the apartment complex where Beebe lives north of Charlottesville.
The housekeeper described two separate instances of alleged violence on Aug.12.Park Crossing's Solomon Beebe (11) runs the ball at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, on Sept.
22, 2023.(Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK)"She observed Mr.
Beebe hold his dog against the wall and punch his dog with a closed fist multiple times," animal control officer Justin Gibson said, "and the dog was yelping in pain with each strike."Beebe was taken into custody Monday and released on unsecured bond.The University of Virginia provided the following statement...