Two men arrested in Barnstable pit bull killings

Two men arrested in Barnstable pit bull killings
By Michael Naughton, Globe correspondent
Two men were arraigned this morning in connection with the killing of two pit bulls found shot to death this week in a wooded area of Barnstable.

Keith B. Kynock, 26, of Barnstable was arrested this morning and Todd A. Soderberg, 26, of Sandwich, was taken into custody last night, Barnstable police said. They both face charges of malicious killing of a domestic animal.

The owner of the pit bulls, who was moving from his Hyannis home, asked Kynock to take in the male and female pit bulls, said police Sergeant Sean Sweeney.

Kynock already owned a pit bull and was a friend of the owner. Police said when Kynock could not get the three pit bulls to get along, he contacted his friend, Soderberg, and loaded the two pit bulls into his truck. He said Kynock and Soderberg traveled to a wooded area in Marston Mills, let the dogs out of the truck and shot at them with two AR-15 rifles that police believe belong to Kynock. Police said each dog was shot about six times and 37 shell casings were found. A couple who walks their dog along the dirt road in the same area found the dogs about 7 a.m. Wednesday, police said.