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Homeowner Gets Jail Time For Deaths, Mistreatment Of Dogs In Frederick County: State's Attorney Homeowner Gets Jail Time For Deaths, Mistreatment Of Dogs In Frederick County: State's Attorney
Anthony Houston Smith II Sentenced For Animal Cruelty A homeowner found with dead and emaciated dogs littering his property in Walkersville will serve time behind bars, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced. Anthony Houston Smith II, 55, was sentenced to six years with all suspended but 30 days to spend in jail - which will be served during 10 consecutive weekends - after admitting to animal cruelty charges earlier this year following an investigation on his property. On Feb. 11, 2023, deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were called to a home in the 8300 block of Water Street Road in Walkersville, where there…

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Starving, Malnourished Canines Found Abandoned Among Dead Dogs In Walkersville: Sheriff Starving, Malnourished Canines Found Abandoned Among Dead Dogs In Walkersville: Sheriff
Starving, Malnourished Canines Found Abandoned Among Dead Dogs In Walkersville: Sheriff Investigators in Frederick County walked into a veritable dog graveyard over the weekend when they were called by neighbors to a Walkersville home for reports of dead and abused animals on the property. Deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Division of Animal Control responded to a call in the 8300 block of Water Street Road on Saturday, Feb. 11, where there were reports of malnourished and possibly dead dogs at the residence. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office, while searching the property, investigators found a fenced-in kennel with two …

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