ROSS COUNTY, Ohio— The criminal trial began Tuesday, February 8, in the case of a Pike County woman accused of dragging her small dog behind her car.
Cynthia Colburn of Waverly was indicted in July by a Ross County grand jury and charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and a fifth-degree felony for cruelty to animals.
The charges stem from an investigation by law enforcement after pictures showing a dog being dragged behind a car went viral online.
Colburn, at the time, told investigators that the dog had leaped from the rear driver’s side window, unbeknownst to Colburn, and was dragged for nearly a mile.
According to the Ross County Dog Warden, the injured dog was transported to the North Fork Animal Clinic and later to the Ohio State University Veterinarian Clinic for further evaluation. It was there, the warden said, the injured dog, nicknamed Blake, died.
If convicted, Colburn could spend up to a year in jail and be barred from ever owning another companion animal.
