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Case #1680 Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Dog shot, wrapped in trash bag and dumped
Staunton, VA (US)Incident Date: Thursday, Aug 7, 2003
County: Staunton City
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: James C. Coleman
Prosecutors plan to seek a felony indictment against a man accused of shooting a dog, wrapping it in a trash bag and dumping it on the side of a country road. Prosecutor A. Lee Ervin told an Augusta County judge that he planned to present the felony animal cruelty charge against James C. Coleman, 67, of Deerfield, to the grand jury.
Coleman was originally charged with a misdemeanor. The felony charge could carry a five-year prison sentence.
The dog, named Mosby, disappeared Aug. 7 and was discovered the next day dumped along a road about five miles from its home, owner Carol Adams said.
Mosby's death has garnered attention in the national media, and animal rights activists converged on downtown Staunton before the hearing Thursday to protest Coleman's alleged actions.
"People just reach a level," said Mosby supporter Carol Turrentine. "This type of behavior can't continue." References« VA State Animal Cruelty Map
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