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Case #8205 Rating: 3.8 out of 5
9 cats found dead
Hagerstown, MD (US)Incident Date: Saturday, Dec 11, 1999
County: Washington
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Denise L. Tweedale
An Allegany County, Md. woman convicted of animal cruelty for allowing nine cats to die in her Security Road garage in 1999 was sentenced in Washington County District Court to perform 50 hours of community service at an animal shelter.
Denise Tweedale, 49, now of Cumberland, was also forbidden by Judge Ralph France to have any pets in any home in which she resides for the next two years. Tweedale now has three cats and four dogs.
Judge France imposed a 90-day jail sentence, but suspended all but the eight days Tweedale spent in jail when she was first charged.
The fine was $400.
Assistant Washington County State's Attorney Michele Flores said that whenever Tweedale was sentenced to community service, she would move. Flores said Tweedale lived on Security Road in September 1999 and had numerous cats in her garage and her home. She moved out Dec. 12 1999, and the next day, the cats were found dead. References- Herald Mail - March 21 2001
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