Woman charged after dog dragged four miles
A Greenfield, Mass., woman is facing animal cruelty charges after her car apparently dragged her dog for four miles.
Police received a report Sunday morning that a black dog was being dragged from the driver’s side of a car in Turners Falls.
When police arrived, they found a man and a woman coming out of a wooded area, where the body of a dog had been discarded, WWLP (22News) reported.
The woman was identified in police records as Shylo Valego of Greenfield. The man is identified as Casey A. Aiken of Turners Falls.
The two had originally told police that they did not know who the animal’s owner was and had found it dead in the road. Later, Valego admitted the dog belonged to her, police said.
An examination of the vehicle led police to conclude the the dog’s leash was trapped in the vehicle’s driver’s side door as the woman drove from her Greenfield home into Turners Falls; a distance of about four miles.
She was charged with cruelty to animals, obstruction of justice, and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. Aiken is charged with obstruction of justice and being an accessory after the fact.
Posted by jwoestendiek February 21st, 2012 under Muttsblog.
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Comment from smoketoomuch
Time February 21, 2012 at 9:25 am
Terrific! Another pair of sickos clogging up the courts / jails. HARD time for the two of them!!!