An Allston man was charged with cruelty to animals today for allegedly firing a blowgun at a stranger’s dog early Saturday morning, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

Assistant District Attorney Cameron Merrill recommended that CONNOR M. THOMAS (D.O.B. 5/5/91) be held on $1,000 cash bail at his arraignment this morning in Brighton District Court. Thomas, who is additionally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, was released on the $300 he posted following his weekend arrest.

Boston Police responded to the area outside Thomas’ Ashford Street apartment at about 3:45 Saturday morning after a call for police assistance. On arrival, they spoke with a 28-year-old Brighton man who said he and his dog had been shot by a blow dart.

The man provided officers with a yellow-tipped dart he said he’d taken from his dog’s back. As he and his dog were walking down the street, he said, his dog began to limp badly. The man said he didn’t know where the dart came from but heard rustling noises from a nearby building just after the dog was struck.

The officers scrutinized the area near where the dog was hit and found a second, white-tipped dart in the ground. Based on the angle at which it protruded from the dirt, the officers surmised that it came from an upper level of 5 Ashford St. They also recovered an additional dart nearby, this one with a blue tip.

Officers knocked on the door and Thomas answered. In the conversation that followed, the officers informed him of their belief that a dart had been fired from his apartment and Thomas gave them permission to enter.

The officers spotted a single blow dart on a windowsill facing the sidewalk. Thomas allegedly said the room belonged to his roommate, but that he was the only person involved and didn’t mean to hit the dog. Thomas allegedly made additional statements that he had thrown a blowgun and additional darts out a rear-facing window.

The officers found the blowgun stuck in a tree and a bag of darts in a bag on the ground. They then placed him in custody.

Thomas is represented by attorney Lynn Hodoian and will return to court on Jan. 13. The dog has made a full recovery.