A Connecticut canine coach has pleaded not responsible to prices associated to the loss of life of a North Reading canine that allegedly died in her care.
Josephine “Josie” Ragland is dealing with prices of larceny over $1,200 by false pretenses and intimidation of a witness in reference to the loss of life of Charlie, a 3-year-old French bulldog. The 28-year-old Haddam resident, who has been accused of being a rip-off artist by former purchasers, was arraigned in Woburn District Court on Wednesday.
According to court docket data, Ragland was launched on private recognizance, however with a number of circumstances, together with surrendering her passport and never working or volunteering for organizations that work with animals.
According to the prison grievance in opposition to Ragland, Charlie’s proprietor, 43-year-old Bart Hanson, paid Ragland to coach Charlie at her home for 2 weeks at first of September. Everything appeared tremendous till the tip of the 2 weeks when, as an alternative of returning Charlie, Ragland allegedly informed the Hansons he’d run away.
The Hansons contacted North Reading police, and through their investigation into Ragland, she allegedly lied to police a number of occasions. According to the grievance, she finally admitted that Charlie died just a few days after she picked him up, and that afterwards, she despatched the Hansons footage of Charlie she’d taken when he was alive.
At that point, police took custody of 4 different “malnourished” dogs that have been in Ragland’s care earlier than returning them to their homeowners throughout New England. They stated they have been additionally in a position to get better Charlie’s emaciated physique, which had been left on the facet of the street in Connecticut.
According to the grievance, former Ragland purchasers in California have accused her of abusing and neglecting their dogs. Police in Palo Alto interviewed these purchasers after a German Shepherd went missing in her care.
A pretrial listening to for Ragland’s case is scheduled for Jan. 10.
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