Date: Fri 05-Jun-1998

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDYG

Quick Words:

police-cruelty-Spremullo

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Horse Owner Charged With Cruelty

Police said they served a warrant against a local man June 2 listing one count

of cruelty to animals in connection with his keeping of horses.

Police said they served the warrant against John Spremullo, 47, of 42 Black

Bridge Road in connection with an investigation performed by the Connecticut

Humane Society following a February complaint from a local resident about the

appearance of horses owned by Spremullo.

Allegedly, two horses of four horses which were kept by Spremullo appeared

extremely thin, according to police.

During the society's investigation into the complaint, a pony owned by

Spremullo died, police said.

Following a necropsy of the dead animal and the investigation by the society,

the society filed an application for the arrest warrant which was served

against Spremullo by police.

Newtown police aided in the investigation.

Spremullo was released on a promise to appear in Danbury Superior Court June

16 to answer the charge.