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Christopher Dillingham is accused of blowing up his family's dog, named Cabella.
Christopher Dillingham is accused of blowing up his family's dog, named Cabella.
Stevenson, Washington - A father with children in the house who was preparing for "the Rapture" blew up his family's Labrador Retriever because the devil was inside the dog, court documents showed.
Christopher Dillingham,45, allegedly attached an explosive device to his dog and detonated it around 4 a.m. Sunday outside their home.
Skamania County Sheriff Dave Brown, who lives nearby, said the explosion woke him up.
"It sounded like a high-power rifle outside my window," he said.
A slew of 911 calls sent deputies to Dillingham's home. They found the remains of the dog strewn about the yard and arrested Dillingham on the spot.
Documents obtained by KOIN 6 News show Dillingham told Skamania County deputies "the world is going to end" because of a nuclear strike and he was preparing. Officers found a broken window and household belongings thrown outside when they arrived.
When they asked him why he was throwing items out of his house and onto his lawn, he said he believed "the souls of demons" were inside the metal objects in the house, the documents said.
Comment: Apparently, it's not the first time something like this has happened. On 26th of May, 2013 there was a fire in the same ammonia factory:
More interesting, however, is the fact that one of the largest ever industrial accidents in the U.S. happened at an ammonia facility on the 18th of April in West, Texas.