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Dog Trainer Charged in Methuen After Video Triggers Cross-State Animal-Cruelty Investigation

Police say an online video reported by Brentwood authorities prompted the case.

Overview

  • Methuen police charged 26-year-old Maddison Eastman of Methuen in connection with alleged animal cruelty.
  • Eastman was arrested in Massachusetts and is identified as the owner of a dog training and kennel facility in Brentwood, New Hampshire.
  • Brentwood police alerted Methuen investigators after seeing a video that appeared to show cruelty occurring in Methuen.
  • The Brentwood police chief said the NHSPC and the MSPCA assisted with the investigation.
  • Authorities describe the matter as an ongoing case following the joint local effort.