Man Accused of Tossing Dog Into Traffic on Trial
From Times Wire Reports
Trial proceedings began Monday for a former telephone repairman accused of throwing a Bichon Frise into oncoming traffic in a bizarre road-rage incident.
Andrew Burnett, 27, faces up to three years in prison if convicted of the dog’s death.
Burnett was indicted by a grand jury in April, and subsequently pleaded not guilty to charges that he seized the dog from another motorist’s stopped car and tossed it.
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