Phoenix case: Closing arguments tomorrow
Both sides rested their cases Wednesday in the trial of Travers and Tremayne Johnson, accused as 17 year-olds of setting on a fire a pit bull who later died of her injuries.
Closing arguments are expected to conclude Thursday, at which point the jury begins deliberations. The twins, now 19, each face a maximum sentence of three years in prison if convicted of animal cruelty.
After testimony from 10 prosecution witnesses, the defense presented only one, WBAL reported – a fire protection engineer who characterized earlier testimony that an accelerant was found on two pairs of jeans a backpack and sneakers taken from the Johnson home as inconclusive and incomplete
The defense witness said tests on the collar of the dog, named Phoenix, were also inconclusive and didn’t detect any particular ignitable substance.
Posted by jwoestendiek February 2nd, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: abuse, accelerant, animal cruelty, animal welfare, animals, baltimore, burned, dog, doused, fire, gasoline, pets, phoenix, pit bull, pitbull, testimony, torture, travers johnson, tremayne johnson, trial
Comment from Tracy Hererra
Time February 16, 2011 at 2:18 pm
Lets just do the same to them prison is too easy for these two…