A man has been charged for abusing his girlfriend 's dog after he was secretly filmed by a neighbor who could n't bear the alleged cruelty . Ryan Francis Baker , 32 , from Medford , Massachusetts , was arrested by police on 17 March after his neighbour handed over videos showing him throwing the 18-month-old pitbull around his back garden . The dog , called Bullet , was owned by Baker 's girlfriend , who brought him around to the house during weekends and holidays . Cruel : Ryan Baker , 32 , left , Medford , Massachusetts , was filmed by a neighbor allegedly mistreating his girlfriend 's pitbull dog , right . He was arrested by police on 17 March and faces animal cruelty charges . Sick : Baker is accused of punching and kicking the 18-month-old pitbull , and dragging it around his garden in a series of horrific attacks . In one video clip , Baker is shown flinging the dog between 15 and 20 feet into a tree . The neighbor who supplied the video clips to police , Ed Moyer , told Fox News Boston : 'To see a dog put through that , it was just so inhumane , you know . It was disturbing . ' Moyer later told WCVB.com : ' I witnessed the abuse of this dog dozens of times . ' I can hear the dog yelping , screaming , crying uncontrollably . It 's heartbreaking from 100 yards away , and she 's in the house 10 yards away . ' Baker 's girlfriend , who has not been named , was unaware that Baker had been mercilessly abusing her pet . Medford police arrested Baker after receiving the three videos which allegedly show him punching and kicking the dog . He also allegedly threw it around the yard at rear of his property . A police statement said : 'In the video , the dog showed various indications that he feared Ryan Baker . ' Bullet the dog was found with a small cut over his right eye , but seems otherwise to be in good health . In one of the video clips , Baker is allegedly show flinging the dog between 15 and 20 feet onto a tree . Bully : Baker was arrested and appeared at Somerville District Court . Before the footage was shown , the court was warned that its contents were highly disturbing . Defence : Baker told Medford Police that he was just 'throwing a dog into a pile of snow ' , claiming that Bullet was having fun and that no harm was done . Fear : Bullet , an 18-month-old pit bull , is believed to have been thrown between 15 and 20 feet into a tree trunk , according to Medford Police Department . Bullet has since been returned to his owner , and it is understood that Baker 's father posted the $ 1,000 bail . Baker was taken to Somerville District Court , where the prosecution warned that the footage was disturbing . 'The first video shows kicking of this dog repeatedly in the head , ' he said . 'During the entire video , the dog is visibly shaking and cowering . ' Baker swore at police when asked to explain his actions . 'All for throwing a dog into a pile of snow , ' he said . ' I was having fun throwing him into the snow pile . ' A detective replied : 'You saw the video . It does n't look the like the dog was having fun . '
In a series of clips , Ryan Baker , 32 , from Medford , Massachusetts , is shown ruthlessly abusing the dog . After viewing the footage , police officers took Baker into custody . He was charged with animal cruelty and released on his own recognizance after posting 10 percent of the bond.