Maryland: A Halloween tale, the legend of the Blue Dog

MARYLAND -- Every February 8th, the Blue Dog returns to the spot where he and his master died. He howls and mourns for him beside the rock. This story has lived on for over 200 years….

At nearby Rose Hill, a legend has lived on for more than 200 years about buried gold and the spiritual protector of that small fortune.

The ephemeral guardian of the colonial treasure is not your typical ghost. This spirit has four legs.

That Charles County’s Blue Dog legend has been around for more than two centuries is not surprising. Purported to be the oldest ghost story in America, it’s a good one.

There seems to be some confusion as to whether the story originates from the colonial period or the time of the Civil War.

Amazing painting by Don Zimmer

Most versions focus on the 18th century, when soldier Charles Thomas Sims and a blue tick hound stepped into one of the many taverns said to inhabit the colonial town.

We know the date was Feb. 8 and most legends place the story just after the American Revolution.

Sims' tongue was loosed by the libations he consumed and he began bragging about a quantity of gold he had on his person, along with a deed to property.

Henry Hanos of Port Tobacco and his friends were listening as Sims enumerated over and over how good his fortune had been.

When the soldier started off from the tavern he got as far as Rose Hill Manor in Charles County before he was confronted by Hanos and his friends who demanded his money and the deed.

Sims was killed in the confrontation and his blue tick hound was also slain, valiantly trying to defend his master.

Legend has it that both dog and man died atop a large stone at Rose Hill.

Hanos took his stolen loot and buried it, along with the deed, under a holly tree that grew somewhere along Rose Hill Road.

When he went back later to retrieve the treasure, he was confronted by the ghost of the huge blue tick hound and scared away. Shortly after this encounter, Hanos fell ill and suddenly died.

Reports of the blue dog’s ghost began surfacing in the years that followed the soldier’s death.

During the American Civil War, General Joseph Hooker, who temporarily led the Grand Army of the Potomac until a disastrous rout at Chancellorsville got him the hook, if you will, from President Abraham Lincoln, camped some 12,000 Union troops on the western shore of Charles County.

From October 1861 through March 1862, Hooker maintained his headquarters at Chiccamuxen Methodist Church. The fascinating side note to this story is that Hooker’s camps resembled brothels and members of the world’s oldest profession followed the camps wherever they went.

The origin of the slang “hooker” for a prostitute, comes from this historical oddity.

Some of Hooker’s men heard the blue dog legend and decided they would find and dig up the buried treasure.

When they went to abscond with the money, they allegedly found themselves confronted by the luminous specter of a huge blue tick hound who aggressively challenged them to such an extent that they gave up the ghost.

Olivia Floyd, the Confederate spy who lived at Rose Hill Manor during the Civil War, confessed to the Port Tobacco Times in 1897 that she had encountered the ghost of the blue dog.

Mike Meissner, owner of Blue Dog Saloon in Port Tobacco, said he bought the property in 1991, when it had an old grocery store on one side and a bar on the other.

“I was trying to decide what to call the place and my girlfriend at the time and I went down to Virginia and when we were coming back, I was telling her the story,” Meissner said. “She was from Port Tobacco and she had never heard the legend. I said, ‘You’re from Port Tobacco and you never heard of the blue dog?’ And then it hit me. That’s the name of the bar—the Blue Dog Saloon.”

Meissner pays tribute to the legend with a framed version of the tale and a large oil painting of the blue dog guarding the stone where his master died.

The stone is still there, but Rose Hill Manor, where it is located, was recently purchased by new owners and is now closed to the public.

To this day, the Blue Dog reportedly continues to watch over his slain master's treasure.

(The BayNet - Oct 12, 2016)

New Hampshire: Whitney Nelson, 64, who police allege slit the throats of two goats faces up to 14 years in prison on animal cruelty charges

NEW HAMPSHIRE -- A man who police allege slit the throats of two goats faces up to 14 years in prison on animal cruelty charges.

Police said Whitney Nelson, 64, was living at a residential inn at 119 Central St. when he killed the owner’s goats Aug. 7.

Officers responded to a report of vandalism at a boarding house at 119 Central Street on Aug. 7. When they arrived, a man showed police that two of his goats that had their throats slit, Fosters reported.

Police were able to examine a trail of blood leading from the farm to the side of the house where Whitney Nelson, 64, lived.

Nelson told police that he did not know how the goats got mutilated. Nelson also had blood on his elbow, police said, but stated he did not know where that came from either.

Police received permission to search Nelson's room, and reported finding another trail of blood leading from the door to the bed in his room. Blood was also found on Nelson's mattress, but he said he did not know anything about the blood, police said.

Nelson was indicted on two class B felony counts of cruelty to animals in October. If convicted, Nelson could face a maximum sentence of 3½ to 7 years in prison and a $4,000 fine for each charge.

He has been released on $5,000 personal recognizance bail and is prohibited from going within 100 yards of 119 Central Street, or having contact with the man who reported the incident to police.

A dispositional conference for Nelson's case is scheduled to take place on Nov. 9.

Police Chief John Drury said Wednesday the inn’s owner is allowed to have small farm animals on the property because it is in an agricultural zone. The owner also keeps sheep and other pets.

Drury said police seized the weapon allegedly used to commit the crimes and the owner was able to keep the animals.

Police are not often called to the inn, Drury said.

“It can be a tough place. But the owner keeps it under control,” Drury said.

(Union Leader - Oct 26, 2016)

New York: Cassandra Blake, 23, stole a dog from the boarding facility she worked at and flipped it on Craigslist, say police

NEW YORK -- An employee of a Penfield pet center has been charged with the theft of Tessa, a three-year-old Goldendoodle.

Monroe County sheriff's deputies said Cassandra Blake, 23, of Sodus, Wayne County, has been charged with taking the dog and selling it on Craigslist. She faces charges of fourth-degree grand larceny and stealing a companion animal.

Tessa went missing from TheraVet Acres Rehabilitation and Fitness on Friday. She originally was believed to have run away from the boarding facility, which is on Kennedy Road in the northern part of Penfield.

The pet center turned to its own Facebook page to search for the missing dog, providing updates and saying it would install extra gates and reinforce locks to prevent animals from escaping.

On Facebook, TheraVet said, "Cassandra had no priors to this event, and even an extensive background check would not have revealed anything to us."

"We got a weird Craigslist message that indicated that Tessa, or a dog portrayed to be Tessa, was lying by the side of the road, bleeding," says Edward Turkowski. "People pick the dog up and as they drove away, the dog expired and they took it home and buried it -- that sounded very odd to us."

The Turkowskis followed their gut and kept looking for Tessa. The business manager at Theravet Acres says, after investigating, they believe someone stole Tessa, and sold her to a Canandaigua woman.

At the same time, staff members began working to track down various sightings of Tessa and on Tuesday she was reunited with her family.

That woman, who heard about the missing dog, realized it matched the description of the dog she just bought on Craigslist, and contacted employees at Theravet.

Meanwhile, Blake was being held in the Monroe County Jail after failing to post bail, which had been set at either $240 cash bail or a $500 bond.

After Blake was arrested, TheraVet Acres Rehabilitation and Fitness posted on Facebook:

We have been cleared by Monroe County Sherriff Department to provide more information on Tessa’s kidnapping.

Following leads provided by the woman who purchased Tessa, Cassandra Blake has been arrested on charges of grand larceny and kidnapping of a companion animal. Cassandra was a new employee here, making the kidnapping of Tessa possible. We are working continuously with sheriff and SPCA investigators. Cassandra had no priors to this event, and even an extensive background check would not have revealed anything to us.

We are continuing to plan ways of increasing security here at Thera-Vet Acres as well as possibly changes to our hiring processes. Additional security cameras have already been installed in every building. Although our current hiring process is extensive, we will be re-vamping the process to prevent any recurrence in the future.

We are deeply saddened that this turned out to be one of our own staff members. All of us at TVA are currently in shock that someone working with us could have hurt a clients family, our family, and our community.

On Nov 1st, Dr. Kristin Browne at TheraVet Acres Rehabilitation and Fitness posted:

“IT’S HER!”

Two simple words received in a text message that rippled thru my body and brought me to my knees. The end of a four day horror story that I thought had no way of ending in happiness. But it did; goodness prevailed. Two words that came, literally in the nick of time as my heart and soul had hit rock bottom. Two words that meant Tessa was coming home.

I cannot express the heartbreak and agony that those four days were for me. I had let Tessa down, I had let her owners down, and I had let my clients, my staff, and the people whom had trusted us down. Each day brought more twists and turns to this story that was just so hard to even comprehend. And then to have it finalized with the betrayal of one of our “own”. No words.

(Democrat and Chronicle - Oct 26, 2016)

South Africa: Pit bulls attacked 10 year old girl on her way to school

SOUTH AFRICA -- A 10-year-old girl from Bethlehem is recovering in hospital after she was attacked by two pit bull terriers.

Mpho Mokoma, who is in Grade 4 at Kgutliso Primary School, was walking to school on her own last Wednesday when two dogs attacked her, Netwerk24 reported.

She lives with her grandmother while her parents work outside of town.

"Her thighs are torn up and her wounds are deep," her father Emmanuel Mokoma said by phone.

He was only informed about the incident the day after it happened.

"Luckily, somebody was there to help her. She cried and screamed a lot."

Charges
Mpho was taken to the Dihlabeng Hospital in Bethlehem where she received emergency surgery.

"She is doing a bit better. Slowly but surely," her dad said.

Her parents said they have laid a charge at the local police station.

"We are not happy about how the case is being handled," Mokoma said. "The police have been very unhelpful and I am unsure if we have done it correctly."

Police spokesperson Captain Zweli Mohobeleli said they had not received a complaint regarding a dog attack.

Netwerk24 gave him the case number but, according to Mohobeleli, the case number was for a different charge.

(NEWS24 - Oct 20, 2016)

Canada: In her letter to the editor, woman upset that pit bull owners won't pay her dog's vet bill

CANADA -- My dog Buddy was attacked by a pit bull at Billings Spit in Sooke.

I come here for vacation from Ontario and this time I arrived Oct 10th and went with my friend, for a walk with our little dogs at Billings Spit about 8:45 am Oct 11th. We got to the beach and let our dogs off leash. Neither of us have vicious or aggressive dogs. They are very social and socialize with all the other dogs we come across.

About two minutes into our walk there was a lady with a pit bull on a leash and one off leash. Buddy went up to the leashed one and they were sniffing each other, and the lady said, “Don’t worry she’s fine.

But that one,” she pointed at the other pit bull that was not leashed or muzzled, “is reactive.”

Just then that unleashed dog lunged at my dog. The lady was trying to pull my dog out of her dog’s grip, and was trying to grab her dog as well.

I ran over and grabbed her dog by the collar and it let go of my dog. I hung onto to her dog until she had him, and then took my dog to the vet at Saseenos.

From there, we went to the animal hospital in Victoria where they put his intestines back in and sewed up the holes from the pit bull’s bite which went right through the stomach cavity.

I waited and visited my dog each day hoping he would survive the ordeal.

I was shown where the owners of the pit bulls live, and went there on the evening of Oct 11th to talk with them about the incident. They weren’t home. I went the next morning and still no one was home. Then I went later in the evening and they were home.

The lady took a few minutes to get her dogs under control because of the knock at the door. Then she invited me in and I told her I’m not comfortable going in with the dogs. She said they are fine but he is "reactive".

So she came out, and we started talking.

She said she felt we were 50/50 responsible since my dog wasn’t on a leash either. I disagreed because my dog is not aggressive and she was aware her dog was, as she so stated just before her dog attacked mine. Then her boyfriend (husband?) came out and was quite aggressive towards me and verbally abusive. I thought he was going to physically assault me. He said, “Take me the court,” and he said he wasn’t paying anything.

My partner was with me at the time, and we left.

PIT BULL DECLARED DANGEROUS
The next morning I called the CRD to report the incident and was given a file number, and was later told that they spoke to the dog owners. That dog has been designated as a dangerous dog by the CRD and must be muzzled out in public.

I did try filing a complaint with the RCMP, but they brushed me off because to them unless a person was injured there is nothing they can do.

I have no desire to have the pit bull destroyed, just that the owners take responsibility.

Well Buddy made it through his first surgery, but it was touch and go, and I got to get him back six days later and nurse him at home with a feeding tube and his medicines. Now that he is stable enough we go back to do the surgery to fix his leg on Monday. His bones need to be fused in order for him to recover.

I have since heard that a neighbor’s dog was also attacked by a pit bull here, a day or two before mine was attacked. Maybe the same dog?

I am unable to file a complaint at the Sooke town hall or make a small claims file to get some of the vet bill covered. I don’t have the owner of the pit bull’s name to do either. CRD tells me that they can’t provide me with the name due to freedoms of information act. So, I’m not sure what to do next.

This doesn't make sense. If a police report was filed, it is public record. If she knows where the owners live, she can easily find out who owns the property. If it's a rental property, she can track down the property owner and obtain the renter's information in order to file a lawsuit.  

If she doesn't want to do all that, HIRE A LAWYER! They'll do the legwork and get all this figured out. That's what they're paid to do. If it were a $400 bill, I can see just "letting it go" but when you're talking massive amounts of money, it's worth it to get an attorney.

So far the bill is $8,200, and I’ve been given an estimate of $4,000-5,000 for the leg surgery on Monday.

Kim Sault, Sioux Lookout, Ontario

GoFundMe page "Buddy's medical expenses"

(Sooke Pocket News - Oct 23, 2016)

Earlier:

• Canada: Readers asked to donate money to little dog DISEMBOWELED by pit bull, but instructed to not "breed bash", per admins of ROAM (Reuniting Owners with Animals Missing)

Louisiana: Psychopathic Stanley Family Savagely Beat a Concerned Neighbor for Asking Questions about Dog Whose Throat They Slit And Tortured

LOUISIANA -- Two members of the Stanley family have been arrested and charged with battery since the original dog killing video was released for assaulting local resident 65 year old Andrew Payne.

Payne drove past the Bootstrap Kill Pen to find out more about the dog that was killed.

 

 

As he was parked on the road, Boots Stanley’s father, Greg Stanley, and cousin Michael Stanley, assaulted him, hitting him with a board and fists through his car windows.

“He [Mitchell Stanley] approached my vehicle [accused him of stealing from them] and said ‘We’re going to call the police’, and I said ‘Fine.  I’ll wait. . want me to wait for the police?  Someone [reached through his passenger side] pulled me over from the right, from the passenger window and said, ‘You’re waiting for me,” says Payne.

“Mr. Payne advised that he was battered by a Greg Stanley who was on the passenger side of the vehicle that you cannot see in the video,” says Chief Campbell.

Boots’s father, Greg Stanley, was arrested and charged with simple battery.

Boots’s cousin,  Michael Bryan Stanley, was arrested with aggravated battery.

 

“I left right away, I had blood coming out, so I just went to the police station and filed a complain right there.  I’m really not sure of what to do at this point. . I’ve had people say you need to get out of town, and I can’t let that drive me out of town,” says Payne.

This Psychopathic family feel that the law does not apply to them and also they are managing horses and other animals can you imagine the horrors the animals face daily? The following photos are of Boots Stanley after he beat a horse to death with a stick because it was easier than trying to get him out of being stuck in the mud.

Boots Stanley, son of Greg Stanley, own and operate Bootstrap Louisiana Kill Pen a facility that buys horses and sells them for slaughter in Mexico.

 

Stanley, and friend Steven Sadler, were arrested after posting a video of themselves torturing a pit bull and then slitting his throat and watching him bleed to death.

 

 

 

 

 

Only at the last minute does the poor dog
suddenly appear to realize something bad
is about to happen.

They were released on bail and entered a plea of “Not Guilty” on September 20.

A new photo show Stanley sitting on a horse that he beat to death with a stick for being stuck in the mud and the other photo shows Stanley holding up his blood covered hand, with the horse’s blood splattered across his face and shirt, grinning like it’s the best thing that has happened to him.

 

(The Monsters Among Us - Oct 10, 2016)

Earlier:

• Louisiana: Horse slaughter workers Boots Stanley and Steven Sadler arrested after posting Snapchat video of themselves holding pit bull while sawing back and forth repeatedly with dull knife to kill it
• Louisiana: Greg Stanley and Michael Stanley, angry that Boots Stanley has been caught torturing and killing animals, beat innocent man

Oklahoma: Dallas Hicks, 19, is accused of torturing, disemboweling and killing a six-week-old pit bull puppy - and taking a photo of its body

OKLAHOMA -- An Oklahoma City man is accused of a disturbing case of animal cruelty.

Oklahoma City police said they found a 6-week-old pit bull puppy that had been tortured and killed underneath his bed.

Dallas Hicks, 19, was booked into the Oklahoma County jail on Sunday.

 

His mother would not talk on camera, but she told News 9 he needs mental help.

It was just after 6:30 a.m. Sunday that Oklahoma City police arrived to a white house on East Park Place.

Inside they found Hicks, his mom and her boyfriend, and then they made the gruesome discovery.

When police went inside Hick’s room they found a serrated survival style knife with a 12 inch blade under the bed. They also found a dog food bag with the puppy’s tiny body wrapped in bloody plastic. The puppy had been disemboweled, according to police.

Then, on Hicks’ phone, police found pictures of the dead puppy in the bathtub.

 

 

“They just moved here,” said Ann Denson, who lives down the street.

Denson said the family moved in a couple of months ago and never caused her any concern, although their older dogs did.

She and others said they would often run loose in the neighborhood.

“I’m afraid to walk down the street now,” said Denson.

“They just run wild everywhere in the neighborhood,” said Among Thompson who also lives nearby and won’t walk by Hicks’ home because of it. “Chasing people and everything else so I have see that and I have run from them.”

But both Denson and Thompson are shocked to hear about the gruesome puppy death that occurred inside the home located so close to theirs.

“That’s kind of a scary feeling to know you have someone that lives that close to you that would do an animal live that,” said Denson.

“If he’s killing animals like that, there’s no telling what’s going on in that house,” said Thompson.

The police report states Hicks reportedly told his mother, “Mom, I messed up. I hurt the puppy,” and then said he didn’t mean to do it.

Hicks is being held on a $2,000 bond. He is yet to be formally arraigned or charged.

WHY WOULD DALLAS HICKS TAKE A PHOTO OF THE DEAD PUPPY?

Heather Sutfin's article is titled "Haunting Photographs Taken By Murderers":

It is not uncommon to hear of murderers collecting trophies from their victims.

Psychologists theorize that this phenomena is likely because killers like to prolong the thrill of their exploits.

By taking a small memento to remind them of the crime they are able to relive that fantasy again and again.

For murderers these souvenirs are indicative of a great accomplishment, much like many of us may collect newspaper clippings or small trinkets to remind us of our academic or athletic achievements.

Some killers may collect jewelry or personal items of their victims, but others like to truly capture the memory of the kill with photographs of their crimes.

John Douglas wrote an article called "Why Killers Take Trophies":

Killers like to take trophies and souvenirs from their victims. Keeping some memento — a lock of hair, jewelry, newspaper clips of the crime — helps prolong, even nourish, their fantasy of the crime. In my research, I’ve seen this happen again and again.

Between crimes — often while targeting future victims — they’ll pull out their trophies and just sit back in their La-Z Boy chairs and relive the crime over and over in their minds.

Though they may say they committed the crime, they never really accept responsibility. They’ll blame it on someone else, or their upbringing, or say they were abused as kids.

They’ll never say, “Gee, I’m so sorry for what I’ve done here.” The tears may well up in their eyes, but — and I’ve always said this — they’re crying for themselves. They could care less about the victim.

(News9 - Oct 24, 2016)

North Carolina: Sisto Michael Fea, 24, accused of raping small Collie

NORTH CAROLINA -- A disturbed Delaware man was arrested last Saturday (October 15) after a witness claimed to have seen him viciously rape a small dog.

Star News Online reports that Wilmington resident Sisto Michael Fea, 24, was hit with several charges of animal cruelty and felony crimes to nature for the alleged sexual and physical assault of his collie, Lola.

According to the Wilmington Police Department, the assailant was first seen walking out of his Bagley Ave. home by the unnamed observer on October 14 while carrying the canine in his arms.

Once he reached the porch, Fea then supposedly began having intercourse with RAPING Lola, which she immediately protested.

In response, Fea reputedly dropped the dog, kicked it off the porch, and walked back inside of his home.

Moments later, he reemerged from the residence and allegedly continued sexually assaulting Lola. Following a flashing of headlights from the witness, who was seated inside of a car, Fea once again entered his home and did not come back outside. Lola, meanwhile, ran away from the residence and, by connection, from Fea’s further abuse.

When law enforcement arrived on the scene after the witness dialed 911, no one answered the door at Fea’s home. They returned the very next day, this time with a search warrant, where both Fea and Lola were taken without incident.

During a search of his home, police seized a jar of petroleum jelly that was taken into evidence. A veterinarian in the area examined Lola at some point after Fea’s arrest, and with assistance from a rape kit that utilizes a special UV light to trace bodily fluids, uncovered a mixture of both the lubricant and human sperm.

In court last Monday (October 17), Fea relayed through his attorney, Merritt Wagoner, that the charges were unfounded and that he was not guilty. Judge Sandra Ray, the officiant overlooking the case, denied Wagoner’s request for his client to be released without bond, and instead, lowered Fea’s $50,000 bail to $25,000. As of today, Fea has not yet come up with the funding for his release, but should he do so, he will be monitored via an electronic ankle bracelet.

Furthermore, he has been ordered by Ray to refrain from any contact with Lola, who cannot be released to anyone he has interpersonal relationships with, including his family or his roommates.

She is currently being housed in the New Hanover County Animal Services shelter and will eventually be sent off to live with a foster family. The sentencing date for Fea has not yet been publicly announced.

In an eerie connection, this is not the first matter in recent history in where a dog was sexually assaulted.

GEORGE PAZOS, SEXUAL DEVIANT

Earlier this year, as reported by both the Inquisitr and the Cincinnati Enquirer, Clifton Heights resident George Pazos pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated assault after he allegedly forced a call girl to sexually pleasure not just himself, but his dog as well.

In court documents for the case, the 49-year-old Pazos was said to have invited the victim to his home to “engage in sexual intercourse for pay” on January 1 of this year.

During their tryst, he suddenly turned violent and repeatedly threatened the woman, before tying her up and raping her. He then physically forced her to perform oral sex on his pet after he was through with his forceful act.

Through a plea bargain, the alleged defendant was able to avoid a 22-year-sentence by pleading guilty to the lesser charges of aggravated assault. He was ultimately sentenced to two years in prison for his crime. There was no word given regarding the status of his dog.

(Inquisitor - Oct 25, 2016)

Earlier:

• Ohio: Court documents say George Pazos forced a woman into sex act with dog
• Ohio: George Pazos' disgusting sexual assault on a woman and dog only gets him two years in prison. He may only have to serve 1/3 of the time (8 months) before being set loose among us.

Georgia: Sherman Holt, 52, accused of starving, breeding and fighting pit bulls

GEORGIA -- A Manchester man was arrested for dog fighting and animal cruelty on Friday, Oct. 28.

According to a report, a patrol deputy responded to the area of Chapel Hill Road in Manchester, GA concerning to a call for service concerning a subject walking a small pit bull dog down the road dragging a large chain. The chain was reportedly tied or hooked around the dog’s neck.

The deputy patrol came into contact with Sherman Holt and he attempted to conceal the dog from direct view. The dog appeared to be emaciated and the deputy documented that the ribs and backbone of the pit bull were visible.

Further investigation revealed sufficient evidence and probable cause to obtain an arrest warrant for Sherman Holt for the offense of cruelty to animals along with a search warrant for the 100 block of Chapel Hill Road.

 

On Friday, Oct. 28, the search warrant was executed at Holt’s residence and he was taken into custody. Deputies also located a pit bull dog that was chained to a treadmill being forced to walk.

 

In the rear of the residence spanning several acres, officials located 34 pit bull dogs in various stages of emaciation.

These pit bulls were invested with fleas and most of the adult dogs were chained to car axles that were buried in the ground by large logging chains.

Two litters of pit bull puppies were located in a makeshift kennel that was cramped and also covered in fleas.

 

 

A large plastic drum filled with chains attached to both sides was also found which was used to force the dogs to tread water. Other items were located at the scene related to pit bull training and dog fighting.

 

 

The Meriwether County Animal Control, LaGrange Animal Control, Fayette County Animal Control and the Macon- Bibb County Animal Control Departments assisted in this investigation.

“We were also assisted by the Meriwether County District Attorney’s Office through this investigative process. These pit bull dogs were seized and are being cared for by these animal control agencies. Without their assistance throughout this process, it would have made our job very difficult.

"I am very thankful for their assistance and the help that they provided and continue to provide us in this case investigation. All of our personnel and supporting agencies have done an outstanding job in this case,” said Meriwether County’s Sheriff Chuck Smith.

Holt, 52, was taken to the Meriwether County Jail and charged with one count of dog fighting, 25 counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals and nine counts of felony aggravated cruelty to animals.

His bond was set at $112,500.

 

 

 

(WTVM - Oct 31, 2016)