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Dog Warden Beth Hollingsworth said she received tips that Sharp owned the dogs and had abandoned them, and that she checked social media to investigate those claims.
“Multiple photographs were found of the dogs that were brought in by Ms. Sharp dating back to July of 2016 and April 2017,” Hollingsworth stated in the court affidavit.
When questioned, Sharp said the dogs belonged to her daughter and that she had been trying to find them homes, Hollingsworth stated.
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Sharp faces three counts each of falsification and abandoning animals.
Falsification carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and up to a $1,000 fine, and abandoning animals carries a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and up to a $750 fine, according to court documents.
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