Pit-bull neglect - 14 seized, 1 found dead
Titusville, FL (US)

Incident Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2005
County: Brevard

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged:
» Zacchaeus Demetrius Mondy
» Thea Miskovitz

Police officers acting on a tip that drugs were being sold out of a home found crack cocaine, marijuana, 14 neglected pit bulls and a dead pit bull inside the litter-strewn residence.

The tenant, Zacchaeus Demetrius Mondy, 28, was arrested in connection with a variety of charges, including drug possession, firearm offenses, and cruelty to animals, said Titusville Police Detective Victor Rodriguez. The home was condemned, and the animals were turned over to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Rodriguez stated.

Mondy was booked at Brevard County jail on charges of possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm (a .38-caliber handgun), possession of a concealed weapon (brass knuckles) and 14 counts of cruelty to animals.

Mondy's live-in girlfriend, Thea Miskovitz, was booked on 14 counts of cruelty to animals.

References

• Florida Today - May 10, 2005
• WFTV - May 10, 2005

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