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Johnny Thomas and Jamie Frazier were shot to death in December and their bodies were found a month later in the New River.

Johnny Thomas and Jamie Frazier were shot to death in December and their bodies were found a month later in the New River.

Johnny Thomas and Jamie Frazier were shot to death in December and their bodies were found a month later in the New River.

Johnny Thomas and Jamie Frazier were shot to death in December and their bodies were found a month later in the New River.

Johnny Thomas and Jamie Frazier were shot to death in December and their bodies were found a month later in the New River.

BY MILLIE ROTHROCK | Staff A grand jury will decide if an animal cruelty case that involves the death of a dog will head to Circuit Court. The debate during Monday’s preliminary hearing was whether the case against Harold Dunford of Austinville should be a misdemeanor or a felony. The key word in the charge against him was the word “malicious,” which makes the charge a Class 6 felony, the least serious felony in Virginia. It is punishable by jail time of one to five y...