AR-News: (US AL) Animal cruelty charges dropped

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

However, police plan to file new charges against A.C.  Lawrence 
Tuesday, June 29, 2004  
By KAREN TOLKKINEN 
Staff Reporter 
Saraland dropped charges Monday against a man accused of mistreating his dogs 
 -- but police said they plan to file new charges soon.  
A.C. Lawrence, 68, a Pentecostal preacher, was charged with animal cruelty in 
 Saraland Municipal Court after police found a dead dog on his property. 
Police  said they found three other dogs that were flea-infested and malnourished. 
Two  of them lacked shelter, they said.  
On Monday, at the request of city prosecutor Jeff Perloff, acting Saraland  
Judge Johnny Lane agreed to drop the animal cruelty charge. He did so without  
prejudice, meaning that the city can bring the charges back at any time. 

full  story:
_http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/108850058189720.xm
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(http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/108850058189720.xml)  


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