David Eason admits to killing Jenelle's dog
Former Teen Mom star David Eason has finally admitted to killing Jenelle Evans' French Bulldog, Nugget.
Jenelle alleged earlier this year that he had in fact shot and killed her dog.
However, he never admitted it until now and it's reported the authorities are well aware of his confession.
According to Jenelle, the French Bulldog behaved aggressively towards their daughter Ensley.
She explains, 'he doesn't put up with that and those are his beliefs.'
'He just took her and shot her in the woods … about two acres away from the house.'
David makes his confession
David fesses up in a new interview with People this week.
'It was a situation where my daughter, her health, her safety was in danger.'
'This was something that nobody wants to ever have to do. The dog was aggressive.'
He goes on, 'Yes, she might not be huge or whatever...'
'But you know when a dog bites a child on the face more than one time, then it should never be around the child again.'
'If you give the dog up for adoption, one day it’s going to be around children again.'
David explains why he took control of the situation
He made the decision to kill Nugget rather than have him euthanised and he explains why.
'I’m not going to pay anyone to euthanize my dog when I could do it myself.'
'I mean, I loved that dog. I still think about her every day. It’s really hard for me.'
He fights back tears a he talks about Nugget.
'A lot of people put me down for it, they hate me for it, but like I said it was not something I wanted to do.'
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Jenelle says she never wanted the news to reach the general public.
'It's a private family issue that happened within our household.'
'We didn’t want it getting out in the news at all.'
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How did it get out?
Jenelle says she confided in her friend who later told Jenelle's son Kaiser's father Nathan Griffith.
'[He] called the cops and said, ‘Check on my son.’'
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She explains further, 'TMZ got a hold of that 911 call and that’s how it got brought up in the news.'
Jenelle defends her husband's actions, 'David has grown up in the country lifestyle — he hunts, he fishes.'
'The way he was raised is really different than a lot of other places.'
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She goes on, 'We understand that people are scared of the whole gun thing...'
'[But] they just don’t understand it from David’s perspective.'
'His father taught him, ‘Don’t let any animal hurt you.'
'He just thought what he was doing was best.'
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The authorities are well aware of his confession
According to TMZ, David's recent interview caught the attention of local authorities.
Law enforcement sources tell the publication:
'Investigators at the Columbus County Sheriff's Department are well aware of David's interview with People.'
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It's believed they're trying to decide whether or not to open a new case into the killing.
Jenelle only recently regained custody of her children.
They were taken away from her when it emerged that David shot their dog.
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