A man who was allegedly caught on video tossing dogs over the fence of a humane society in New Jersey has been indicted by a grand jury on several counts of animal cruelty.
The man, identified as Jahlil McNeal from Atlantic City, New Jersey, was initially arrested during a traffic stop in August, according to local news station WPVI. Police said he was seen on video allegedly walking up to the Humane Society of Atlantic County around 2 a.m. on July 15, NBC Philadelphia reported.
The dog that was left at the humane society, known as Brenda, had very distinct scarring on her back, officials at the humane society told WPVI. They believed it could have been an old injury that could be a burn.
Brenda is now in Texas
According to video obtained by USA TODAY from the incident, McNeal is allegedly seen tossing a pit bull mix over the fence.
McNeal is also accused of throwing three other dogs over the fence back in April. He faces charges of animal cruelty, failure to provide requisite veterinary care for the injuries to Brenda, witness tampering, and theft of services, according to court records obtained by USA TODAY.
But today Brenda is living a new life. In a Facebook post from July, they said she had been adopted by a family in Texas.
Humane society officials also told WPVI that Brenda is now named Snookie.
USA TODAY was not able to immediately find an attorney representing McNeal.
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@gannett.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
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