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Dinwiddie man changes pleas in gruesome 2020 discovery of dead dogs at abandoned kennel
Floyd Maitland originally pleaded not guilty but changed his mind and admitted guilt in all 22 counts, according to court records.
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DINWIDDIE - A county man charged in the gruesome discovery of 21 dead hunting dogs in an abandoned kennel last year has pleaded guilty to all 22 counts, a change of his original not guilty answer to them.
Court records indicate Floyd M. Maitland Jr. entered the guilty pleas to 22 counts of animal torture causing death April 7 in DInwiddie Circuit Court. He was originally set to be sentenced in June, but a sentencing hearing scheduled for then has been postponed until August.