Jenelle Evans' husband David Eason admits to shooting and killing their family dog Nugget for nipping daughter in the face
Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans' second husband David Eason has admitted to murdering their family dog Nugget after the French bulldog nipped the face of their daughter.
The the 30-year-old gun advocate has come under fire after he was accused of 'killing her dog' at their North Carolina home, and he defended his actions on social media Wednesday.
In North Carolina, killing a dog is a Class H Felony under the Animal-Cruelty statute.
But officials told TMZ on Wednesday that they will only go after David if Jenelle reports him.
Evil: Jenelle Evans' husband defended himself after he and shot and killed their family dog, a French bulldog named nugget, for nipping their two-year-old in the face on Wednesday
In response to the accusations that he killed the defenseless animal, Eason shared a video on social media of the small dog being baited to nip the girls face.
Eason took to his HickTownKing Instagram page and posted the clip showing Nugget on the couch with his daughter Ensley who tries to go in for a kiss.
Instead of intervening between the animal, who is clearly uncomfortable as it cowers and pulls away from the little girl, Eason sits across the room and films the dog nip back at the girls face, causing her to cry.
He also shared a photo of a tearful toddler after the incident with a slight red welt on her cheek, the skin having not been broken by the dogs teeth.
Heartless: In response to the accusations that he killed the defenseless animal, Eason shared a video in his defense on social media of the small dog being baited to nip the girls face while he sat across the room and watched
Proof? Eason shared a photo of his daughter after the nip that showed a small welt as the dogs teeth had not broken the skin
'I dont give a damn what animal bites my baby on the face... whether it be your dog or mine, a dog is a dog and I dont put up with that s**t at all,' he wrote in the caption.
'I'm all about protecting my family, it is my lifes mission,' he continued.
He wrote: 'Some people are worth killing or dying for and my family means that much to me. You can hate me all you want but this isnt the first time the dog bit Ensley aggressively. The only person that can judge weather or not a animal is a danger to MY CHILD is ME.'
Eason turned off the comments function on the video post.
'I dont give a damn what animal bites my baby on the face... whether it be your dog or mine, a dog is a dog and I dont put up with that s**t at all,' he wrote in the caption.
On Tuesday unidentified male made the frantic 911 call reporting the alleged felony and the Columbus County Sheriff told Radar Online they plan on filing a report after thoroughly investigating the matter.
Eason's reality star wife took to social media to express her grief at the situation.
'Nugget... I’m crying everyday. I love you so much and I’m so sorry. I’m speechless. You were my side kick and knew the moment I felt bad and would cuddle with me,' she penned.
Adding: 'You still had a lot to learn and a lot to grow from your lessons. Everyday I wake up you’re not here, when I come home you’re not here, when I go to bed... you’re not here. You’re gone forever and there’s no coming back. #Heartbroken #Distraught'
Unsafe: The couple have two other dogs, pitbulls, the safety of status of which are unknown
Jenelle had adopted the French bulldog in August and the couple also has two Pitbulls.
The horrifying dog murder came six months after Jenelle accused her husband of breaking her collarbone while violently 'pinning her down on the ground.'
'He got violent because he's been drinking,' Evans sobbed to the 911 operator in October.
'I'm recovering from a surgery on Monday. I can't breathe. I have four kids in the house with me right now. They're all sleeping. I don't know what to do. He left the house. I don't know what to do right now.'
Horrifying: An unidentified male made the frantic 911 call reporting the alleged felony and the Columbus County Sheriff told Radar Online they plan on filing a report after thoroughly investigating the matter
The hot-tempered brunette - who changed her Facebook relationship status to 'separated' on Valentine's Day - has a two-year-old daughter Ensley Jolie with David as well as two sons Kaiser and Jace from prior relationships.
Eason was notoriously fired off Teen Mom 2 after tweeting homophobic posts in February 2018, which included 'I'm going to teach [my children] not to associate with [LGBTQAI people] or be that way.'
The Brett Kavanaugh supporter also has a son Kaden and daughter Maryssa with his ex-wife Whitney Johnson.
Eason is also a supporter of gun rights and is particularly vocal about defending the use of bump stocks - which are a modification to a weapon that allow it to function like an automatic weapon.
A federal bump sock ban officially went into effect in March.
