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NJ Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Emaciated Dog Found Dead in Plastic Bag An investigation determined that 19-year-old Aiden Turso had three pets that suffered severe neglect, with two of them ultimately dying.
Published February 16, 2021 •
Updated on February 17, 2021 at 1:47 am
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A 19-year-old New Jersey man is facing multiple animal cruelty charges after authorities say three pets suffered severe neglect while in his care, including a a severely emaciated dog found dead inside a plastic bag, according to authorities.
Aiden Turso, of Scotch Plains, was charged with two counts of third-degree failure to provide necessary care to an animal, leading to its death; two counts of fourth-degree animal cruelty offenses; and fourth-degree hindering apprehension.
Driver charged in fatal Parkway crash offered good Samaritan a reward to help him flee, cops say
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
An Essex County man was arrested after investigators say he caused a fatal crash on the Garden State Parkway on Monday and then offered a good Samaritan a reward to take him away from the scene.
Ronaldo Godwin, 43, of Newark, was charged with second-degree death by auto and second-degree witness tampering after the crash that killed 46-year-old Christopher Meikle of East Orange, authorities said.
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N.J. man faces animal cruelty charges after deaths of 2 pets, authorities say
Updated Feb 16, 2021;
A Union County man faces animal cruelty charges following the deaths of a dog and cat and the alleged neglect of another animal, officials said.
Aiden R. Turso, 19, of Scotch Plains, is charged with two counts of fourth-degree animal cruelty, two counts of fourth-degree failure to provide care to an animal, and fourth-degree hindering apprehension, according to detectives.
The investigation began on Nov. 3, 2020, when Plainfield police officers found the body of a severely emaciated pit bull inside a plastic bag that had been dumped on Rock Road, according to acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo.
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A 19-year-old Union County man is facing criminal charges of animal cruelty after severely neglecting three pets, two of who died, authorities said.
Plainfield police were called to Rock Avenue on reports of a suspicious item dumped on the side of the road, where they found the body of a severely emaciated pit bull inside of a plastic bag on Nov. 3, Union County Assistant Prosecutor Patricia Cronin said.
A subsequent investigation found that Aiden R. Turso, 19, had three pets that had suffered severe neglect, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said.
Those pets include the pit bull, Cinnamon; a second dog, Jax, who was surrendered to the Humane Society in emaciated condition later in November; and a cat, Buddy, who was euthanized in late December after being taken to a local veterinarian in a comatose state, also emaciated and covered in fleas, Ruotolo said alongside local officials.