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Suspect charged with animal cruelty as dog freezes

By DAVID MELSON - dmelson@t-g.com
Posted 1/8/22

A man whose malnourished dog’s body was found frozen this week has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty.

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Suspect charged with animal cruelty as dog freezes

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A man whose malnourished dog’s body was found frozen this week has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty.
Several surviving dogs belonging to Marcelino L. Carrera had not been fed and were taken to an animal shelter, Officer Matt Sharp  of the Shelbyville Police Department said in his report.
Officer Brad Evans was performing a welfare check at Carrera’s Bird Street residence Thursday and discovered the dog dead in its enclosure. The dog was “covered with snow and ice,” Evans said.
Carrera told Sharp he had not fed the dogs in several days due to illness.
“I did not observe any food inside of the food bowls provided for the animals and all of the water bowls were iced over,” Sharp said. “The deceased canine was extremely malnourished and its hip and rib bones could be clearly identified by sight.”
Carrera posted $2,500 bond at Bedford County Jail.
Drug charge
Marijuana was confiscated from a man stopped by a Bedford County deputy for having an unregistered license plate in a car with no rear bumper Tuesday night.
Mark Venegas had a marijuana bud and two blunts in the ash tray, marijuana stems in a door, a box containing scales and marijuana in the console and “shake” throughout the car, the report said. A total of 3 grams of marijuana were found.
He was cited for simple possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended license and improper registration.
Traffic cones taken
A man grabbed 12 traffic cones from the parking lot of McDonald’s, Madison Street, early Tuesday, according to Shelbyville police.
The man was a passenger in a truck at the drive-through window.
Jail intake
The following were charged since Tuesday by the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts.
•Ricky Jay Bolin, 39, Barksdale Lane; failure to appear; held $4,500 bond
•Coby Allan Davis, 30, Frank Martin Road; possession of drug paraphernalia, introducing contraband into penal institution, public intoxication, possession of handgun while intoxicated, felony possession of handgun; held, $19,500 bond
•Joshua Michael Franklin, 37, Tate Avenue; violation of probation; held, $2,000 bond
•Richard Allan Greer, 60, Highway 82 East; driving on revoked license; summons issued
•Tyrone Mitchell Hughes, 49, West Lane Street; probation revocation, show cause order; released, $2,500 bond
•Fabiana Juan, 40, East Highland Street; no driver’s license, speeding; summons issued
•Olivia Elise Linley, 30, Lewisburg; failure to appear; held, $30,000 bond
•Chauntel Renee Lomax, 37, Cookeville; probation revocation; held, $1,500 bond
•Patricia Leeann May, 28, homeless, Shelbyville; possession of schedule II drug with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia; held, $31,000 bond
•Corey Lane Moore, 42, Riverbend Country Club Road; bench warrant, failure to appear; released, $1,500 bond
•James Joseph Odell, 46, Pass Road; violation of sex offender registry; released, $2,500 bond

•Bobby Scott Jr., 55, Rolling Road; show cause order, violation of probation; released, $5,000 bond