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Animal cruelty arrest

LIND – A local man was arrested on animal cruelty charges after law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at his property April 30.

Jared Potts, 33, of Lind, was booked into the Adams County Jail on three counts of first-degree animal cruelty on May 1, according to the Adams County Sheriff's Office.

Sheriff's Office deputies, assisted by Adams County Pet Rescue, executed the search warrant April 30 in the 700 block of South Longmeier Road, records show. Authorities seized two horses, a mule, two dogs and a cat, which were emaciated,

The property owner was not present for the search, records show.

The animals were transported to a location where they could receive food and medical treatment, records show.

Potts was subsequently arrested May 1.

 

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