FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — Two people were taken into custody Tuesday, more than a week after they were charged with the death of two dogs who were left abandoned in a home in Fairview Heights.
According to a post on the department's Facebook page, Amber Strickland, 34, and Sean Flynn, 49, were taken into custody Tuesday, more than a week after they were charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and cruel treatment of animals.
In a Facebook post last week, police said the owner of a property had called police to investigate a newly empty rental home with a suspicious smell on May 11.
Officers inspected the property, and upon entering the house, noticed two dogs who were dead and locked inside a kennel.
Police investigated, and determined that the dog's owners had moved out of the home and left the dogs behind in the kennel. The dogs had been left alone for about a month, police said.
It was determined the dogs had died due to neglect.
The St. Clair County State's Attorney issued warrants last week against Strickland and Flynn. Their bond will be set at $25,000 with 10% allowed.
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