On Feb. 26, 2019, officers responded to a home in north Sacramento and determined the residence had been burglarized.
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While checking the home's surveilance video, officers came across some disturbing footage.
"It was discovered the burglar was armed with a handgun and at one point he held the handgun to the head of the victim's dog," the Sheriff's Office said.
The dog was not injured.
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Deputies later determined there were two suspects in the case.
One of the suspects, 39-year-old Jose Smith, was tracked down in a traffic stop after a brief chase on Thursday, April 18, 2019.
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"Smith was booked into custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail for multiple charges including but not limited to receiving stolen property, burglary, and being a felon in possession of a firearm," deputies said.
He is being held on $1.1 million bail.
Duputies say the second suspect, 40-year-old Anthony Mosqueda, was already in custody for unrelated charges from an incident in March.
Mosqueda's bond is set at $900,000.
Detectives are now investigating if the suspects are connected to other residential burglaries in the Sacramento area.