Tag: Ashland County Dog Warden

Jail time for dog starvation case in Ashland, Ohio

By J. Jeffrey HollandNewsAnimal abandonment, Animal cruelty case, animal cruelty jail time, Animal neglect, animal starvation, Ashland County Dog Warden, Ashland County Humane Society, Ashland County Municipal Court, companion animal cruelty, Dog neglect, dog starvation, Ohio Animal Cruelty

State v. Michael Johnson, a case we prosecuted at the request of the Ashland County Humane Society, investigated by Ashland County Dog Warden, Tom Kosht. Johnson was found guilty of two counts of companion animal cruelty for abandoning two dogs in a home without adequate food or water. One died of starvation. The other was…

Savannah man, Michael Johnson, convicted of starving two dogs

By DanaMarie PannellaNewsAnimal cruelty case, Animal neglect, animal starvation, Ashland County Dog Warden, Ashland County Humane Society, Ashland County Sheriff, Ashland Municipal Court, Cruelty Law, Dog neglect, dog starvation, Ohio Animal Cruelty, Ohio Animal Law

State v. Michael Johnson, a case we prosecuted for the Ashland County Dog Shelter/Dog Warden. Johnson was charged with animal cruelty related to the starvation of his two Golden Retriever dogs, Laney and Sadie. The Ashland County Dog Warden visited Johnson’s property when it was reported that a dog had been abandoned there. Sadly, Sadie…