Also known as: Alan Glenn Townsend, Glenn Alan Townsend, Jr. History of interpersonal violence
Gender: Male Approximate Age: 39 Date of Birth: Apr 4, 1971 Location: Coltons Point, MD (US)
HistoryNov 12, 2009 - Lothian, MD (US) Convicted: Dog thrown on floor suffers internal injuries
Sentence: Glenn A. Townsend Jr., 29, now of St. Mary's County, entered an Alford plea to one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped a count of felony animal mutilation.
Townsend was sentenced yesterday to 90 days in jail, but Circuit Court Judge William C. Mulford II suspended the entire sentence in accordance with a plea agreement.
Mulford placed Townsend on one year supervised probation and ordered him to complete an anger management class.
Over the objections of prosecutors, Mulford ruled Townsend and his family may continue to own animals.
"I think the kids are probably going to bring in animals, and I want to make sure they are taken care of, but I think that there are some different circumstances in this case," Mulford said without elaborating.... more... |