Missouri State quarterback Breck Ruddick was ticketed Monday by Springfield Animal Control for animal cruelty and allowing a dog to run at large, both municipal ordinance violations.
The incident report states that an officer was dispatched Sept. 20 about a complaint that Ruddick, babysitting the dog of friend Kaitlyn Riggs, hit and broke the dog’s jaw, cracking at least six teeth in the process and requiring surgery the next day.
The report alleges that Ruddick admitted to hitting the dog, a 42-pound Australian shepherd named Luca, both in front of a witness and in a text message to Riggs, and his parents agreed to pay the bills for the dog’s care.