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U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies
U.S. Marshals Capture Howell Fugitive, 24, Wanted In Deaths Of 4 Stolen Puppies A 24-year-old Howell woman wanted in the deaths of four stolen farm puppies was taken into custody after nearly three months at large on Friday with help from U.S. Marshals agents, authorities said. Tricia Jaccoma and Daniel McDonald, 25, were charged with animal cruelty in June after four German Shepherd puppies  were found dead on a Howell campsite, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. The dogs were approximately three weeks old and being raised at a Somerset County farm -- where McDonald and Jaccoma were also staying -- when they went missing mi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'EMACIATED': Couple Charged After Remains Of Stolen Puppies Found On Monmouth County Campsite 'EMACIATED': Couple Charged After Remains Of Stolen Puppies Found On Monmouth County Campsite
'Emaciated': Couple Charged After Remains Of Stolen Puppies Found On Monmouth County Campsite A couple has been charged with the deaths of four puppies, burying two of them and throwing the others in a fire pit while they were camping in Howell, authorities said. Daniel McDonald, 25, and Tricia Jaccoma, 24 -- who according to Facebook are engaged -- were staying at a Somerset County farm where the animals were being raised around May 12, Monmouth County prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Shortly after, the puppies went missing -- just three weeks old, Gramiccioni said. Two of the puppies' bodies were found in a fire pit on the property where Jaccoma and McDonald were …

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by Jon Craig