NILES — A Niles man has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty after allegedly abandoning his canine within a storage.
Stanley Jones, 41, of Hyde Avenue, was booked into the Trumbull County jail Tuesday on a single rely of cruelty to animals, a second-degree misdemeanor.
He pleaded not responsible, and his bond was set at $25,000 throughout an arraignment earlier than Niles Municipal Court Judge Christopher J. Shaker.
Jones’ subsequent listening to is about for Nov. 20.
The expenses are associated to an incident that occurred Nov. 1 when police arrived to a home at 426 Hyde Ave. and overheard the whimpering of a canine inside a storage, in response to the report..
A neighbor, who tipped police off, mentioned she had seen shifting vehicles on the residence in the course of the first week of October.
She added she hadn’t seen the feminine home / canine proprietor, who was recognized because the cousin of Jones.
The neighbor reported to police the canine had been barking contained in the storage for about 4 days.
When police opened the storage they discovered a German shepherd named Stacy that appeared “skinny” and “not cared for,” in response to the report.
When given meals and water by a neighbor, police mentioned the canine ate and drank in a “rushed manner” even consuming from a puddle close to the street afterward.
Jason Cooke, founding father of Healthy Hearts and Paws, was contacted and arrived to the realm shortly after.
Police spoke to Jones’ cousin, who informed them she left her canine with Jones as a result of she was shifting. She informed police she hadn’t locked the canine away within the storage when she left.
Police then spoke to Jones who informed them, “The dogs only been in the garage a couple days,” the report states.
The proprietor signed possession of the canine over to Cooke.
