South Bend man, Ares Howard, pleads guilty to animal abuse

INDIANA -- A South Bend man accused of killing several neighborhood cats (and other small animals) will be sentenced in December.

 

 

 

Ares Howard faced eleven counts of killing or mutilating domestic animals after a dozen dead cats, squirrels, and rabbits were found in an alley behind the 700-block of East Indiana Avenue in March of 2014.

Howard pleaded guilty to two counts and has since bonded out of jail.

He'll be sentenced December 3rd.

(WNDU - Nov 17, 2015)

Earlier:

• Family cat among 21 dead animals found in South Bend alley
• Protesters: Give South Bend man, Ares Lee Howard, max sentence in animal cruelty case