Michael Blackmon arrested in Stapleton dog abuse case

ALABAMA -- The owner of three dogs found abandoned and starving in a Stapleton mobile home was charged with animal cruelty after turning himself in to Baldwin County authorities today, according to a Sheriff's Office spokesman.

Michael Blackmon, 29, was charged with three counts of animal cruelty, Maj. Anthony Lowery, Civil Division commander, said.

The defendant was released from the Baldwin County Corrections Center today on $500 bail, according to jail records.

(Press-Register - Oct 16, 2008)

Earlier:

• Baldwin County deputies investigate animal cruelty