RACINE, WI (WTAQ) - A father and son accused of stomping a puppy to death are to appear in court next Wednesday.

49 year old Fred Gossett and his 22 year old son, Curtis, killed the puppy last week.

Curtis Gossett reportedly told a neighbor in Racine about killing the puppy. The neighbor told police he found the puppy still alive, but in a pool of blood with its eyes bulging.

The puppy’s owner says she had borrowed $15 from Curtis Gossett for gas. She had only repaid two dollars so far, but there is no official connection established with the attack yet.