FARMINGTON, W.Va. -- A man was arrested Thursday after allegedly breaking into a Farmington home and having sex with the dog inside, according to a criminal complaint filed in Marion County Magistrate Court.

Christopher Bagwell, 26, of Mannington, broke into a home on Wiley Street in Farmington on July 8 while the homeowner was at work, according to a friend of the homeowner. The friend had stopped to drop off some of the owner's possessions.

She said she looked into the house and saw Bagwell having sex with the homeowner's dog, a male Australian shepherd, border collie mix, according to the complaint.

"His pants were down around his ankles and the dog was making an awful sound," according to the complaint.

The woman said she called Bagwell a "sick bastard" and he let go of the dog, according to the complaint.

"The dog jumped down off the chair and ran over towards the love seat," according to the complaint. "At that time Chris started towards her, pulling his pants up."

The woman ran from the house and alerted Farmington's lone police officer, Arnold Triplet.

While in the home, Bagwell had also gone through the gun cabinet, according to the complaint.

Bagwell is charged with nighttime burglary and animal cruelty. He is free on bond.

Reach Gary Harki at gha...@wvgazette.com or 304-348-5163.

FARMINGTON, W.Va. -- A man was arrested Thursday after allegedly breaking into a Farmington home and having sex with the dog inside, according to a criminal complaint filed in Marion County Magistrate Court.

Christopher Bagwell, 26, of Mannington, broke into a home on Wiley Street in Farmington on July 8 while the homeowner was at work, according to a friend of the homeowner. The friend had stopped to drop off some of the owner's possessions.

She said she looked into the house and saw Bagwell having sex with the homeowner's dog, a male Australian shepherd, border collie mix, according to the complaint.

"His pants were down around his ankles and the dog was making an awful sound," according to the complaint.

The woman said she called Bagwell a "sick bastard" and he let go of the dog, according to the complaint.

"The dog jumped down off the chair and ran over towards the love seat," according to the complaint. "At that time Chris started towards her, pulling his pants up."

The woman ran from the house and alerted Farmington's lone police officer, Arnold Triplet.

While in the home, Bagwell had also gone through the gun cabinet, according to the complaint.

Bagwell is charged with nighttime burglary and animal cruelty. He is free on bond.

Reach Gary Harki at gha...@wvgazette.com or 304-348-5163.