Missouri man charged with animal abuse threatened police, put on 96-hour mental health hold
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A Missouri man was put on a 96-hour hold for a mental health evaluation after threatening to blow up the police department. Police found 57 dogs and a few cats from his property.
Newton County deputies and the Humane Society of Missouri workers took 57 dogs and a few cats while serving a search warrant Tuesday.
Many of the animals were malnourished, had inadequate shelter and little or no access to water or food, authorities said. Several dead animals. some freshly killed, also were found from the property, according to probable cause affidavits.
Newton County Prosecutor Will Lynch charged the 24-year-old man with a misdemeanor count of animal abuse and a felony count of making a terrorist threat Wednesday while he remained committed for the 96-hour hospital hold.