Overview
- Wayne County prosecutors charged 39-year-old Martell George with three counts of second-degree killing or torturing animals and additional abandonment and cruelty offenses.
- He was arraigned over the weekend and released on a $100,000 personal recognizance bond, according to court records.
- Detroit Animal Care and Control reported finding two emaciated dogs frozen dead and a third emaciated dog alive at a home on the 11780 block of Kennebec on Dec. 18.
- Detroit police arrested George the same day, and the surviving dog was taken for urgent medical care.
- A probable-cause conference is scheduled for Dec. 29 with a preliminary examination on Jan. 5, as Prosecutor Kym Worthy publicly condemned the alleged neglect during extreme cold.