A Mississippi coast man is accused of killing a judge’s dog in retaliation for the judge ordering the man’s dog euthanized after it mauled a 6-year-old girl, according to the Biloxi Sun Herald.

Hancock County (Miss.) Justice Court Judge Desmond Hoda on Friday issued his order the pit bull be euthanized, after it severely injured the girl.

The following day, the dog’s owner, 59-year-old Norman Archer Jr., reportedly broke into the Hancock County Animal Shelter and removed his pit bull before it could be euthanized.

Later that same day, Hoda’s dog, an 8-year-old German Shepard, went missing and was later found dead of what authorities suspect was poisoning, according to the report. Archer had reportedly been seen in the area of Hoda’s property on Saturday.

Archer, and presumably his dog, were on the run until Wednesday, when Hancock County deputies located and arrested him. Archer is charged with commercial burglary, larceny and retaliation against a public official.

The Sun Herald reported that Hoda and other judges have tried unsuccessfully over the past year to get Archer to keep his dog confined and to post warning signs on his property.

In issuing the order for the dog to be euthanized, Hoda noted the dog’s “repeated and unprovoked” attacks, including the Oct. 20 mauling of the young girl, whose injuries were severe enough to require she be airlifted to a hospital for treatment.

The Hancock County animal control officer had witnessed Archer’s pit bull attacking other dogs, and in once instance had to use his Taser on the dog, according to the report.