A gruesome discovery in a basement has a Pennsylvania man facing animal cruelty charges.
According to court papers, a Greensburg, Westmoreland County, man is accused by police of letting a dog die in the basement of an apartment where he had been living, TribLive reported.
Per the outlet, 43-year-old Timothy J. Steinman Jr. was charged Wednesday with two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and a single charge of animal cruelty.
Police said they were called to a White Street apartment on Nov. 1 by the property owner, who said Steinman had recently moved out. The dog was dead in the basement with no food or water, the report said.
The basement floor was covered in feces, and a necropsy determined the animal died from starvation.
According to the outlet, a warrant has been issued for Steinman’s arrest. No court action has been scheduled.
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