North Carolina: Judge tells Fort Bragg soldier, John Burrow, who's accused of drowning his own puppy to pay for his own lawyer

NORTH CAROLINA -- A Fort Bragg soldier charged with felony cruelty to animals for tying a puppy's feet to its nose and then throwing it into a lake to drown will return to court next month.

Multiple media outlets reported 22-year-old Spc. John Garrett Burrow was arrested Jan. 22 along with his wife, 20-year-old Kelsey Caroline Burrow. She's charged with misdemeanor accessory after the fact.

Authorities say the body of the 8-month-old Labrador mix named Riley washed ashore Jan. 2 along McFadyen Lake. His feet were tied to his nose with military parachute cord.

District Court Judge Stephen Stokes declined John Burrow's request for a court-appointed attorney and set a new court date of Feb. 12. Kelsey Burrow's court date is Feb. 11.

John Burrow left a court hearing Friday without talking to reporters.

 

(Army Times - Jan 26, 2015)

Earlier:

• Fort Bragg soldier John Garrett Burrow and wife arrested in 'horrific case of animal cruelty'