The concierge filed the report writing: 'At 6.55pm, I witnessed Jeffery [sic] Previte beating his dog.' Previte didn't deny that he was rough with the dog but instead claimed that the concierge was extorting him. 'There's nothing illegal about what I did - I said if you need to tell the building, tell the building. The building management said in a statement to DailyMail.com, 'The apparent conduct of the unit owner was abhorrent and completely unacceptable. Building management stands behind our employee and we took swift action including contacting animal control and directing the resident to cease all contact with our employee.

Source: Daily Mail September 10, 2020 16:24 UTC