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| Son of Arizona senator Jeff Flake indicted on animal cruelty charges | |
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| Four people – including a son of US Senator Jeff Flake – have been indicted on cruelty to animal charges after 21 dogs died at a Gilbert kennel in June, prosecutors said on Wednesday. | Four people – including a son of US Senator Jeff Flake – have been indicted on cruelty to animal charges after 21 dogs died at a Gilbert kennel in June, prosecutors said on Wednesday. |
| A grand jury indicted Green Acre Dog Boarding owners Jesse Todd and Malesia Maurine Hughes along with the couple’s daughter Logan Flake and son-in-law Austin Flake, the Maricopa county attorney Bill Montgomery said. | A grand jury indicted Green Acre Dog Boarding owners Jesse Todd and Malesia Maurine Hughes along with the couple’s daughter Logan Flake and son-in-law Austin Flake, the Maricopa county attorney Bill Montgomery said. |
| The Hugheses said the animals died of heat exhaustion on 20 June in an 8-12-foot room when one dog chewed through the air conditioner’s power cord after the caretakers left the facility for the night. | The Hugheses said the animals died of heat exhaustion on 20 June in an 8-12-foot room when one dog chewed through the air conditioner’s power cord after the caretakers left the facility for the night. |
| The couple was vacationing in Florida at the time and said their daughter and son-in-law were in charge of watching the dogs, authorities said. | The couple was vacationing in Florida at the time and said their daughter and son-in-law were in charge of watching the dogs, authorities said. |
| The Flakes reportedly tried to save the animals by hosing and icing them down, but authorities said they didn’t call for emergency assistance before the dogs died. | The Flakes reportedly tried to save the animals by hosing and icing them down, but authorities said they didn’t call for emergency assistance before the dogs died. |
| A veterinarian who performed necropsies on some of the dogs said they likely suffocated. | A veterinarian who performed necropsies on some of the dogs said they likely suffocated. |
| County sheriff’s investigators said in July that no evidence was found that a chewed-up electrical wire had cut power to a cooling unit and forwarded their findings to Montgomery’s office. | County sheriff’s investigators said in July that no evidence was found that a chewed-up electrical wire had cut power to a cooling unit and forwarded their findings to Montgomery’s office. |
| The indictment charges the Hugheses with 22 felony counts and seven misdemeanour counts of cruelty to animals and one felony count of fraudulent schemes and artifices. | The indictment charges the Hugheses with 22 felony counts and seven misdemeanour counts of cruelty to animals and one felony count of fraudulent schemes and artifices. |
| Prosecutors said the couple also is facing one felony count each of fraudulent schemes and artifices. | Prosecutors said the couple also is facing one felony count each of fraudulent schemes and artifices. |
| Austin and Logan Flake each are charged with 21 felony counts and seven misdemeanour counts of cruelty to animals. | Austin and Logan Flake each are charged with 21 felony counts and seven misdemeanour counts of cruelty to animals. |
| It wasn’t immediately clear if the defendants have lawyers. Telephone messages left for the Flakes and Hugheses seeking comment weren’t immediately returned. | It wasn’t immediately clear if the defendants have lawyers. Telephone messages left for the Flakes and Hugheses seeking comment weren’t immediately returned. |
| The four are scheduled to appear at a court hearing 23 October. | The four are scheduled to appear at a court hearing 23 October. |
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