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Woman gets jail for trying to free dog from pound

Wed Aug 5, 2009 11:27 AM EDT
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Associated Press
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CASPER — A Wyoming woman has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for trying to spring her pit bull from an animal shelter.

Twenty-six-year-old Jessica Johnson pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit misdemeanor property destruction and criminal entry.

Johnson told a judge she broke into the shelter because her dog had been unfairly classified as a vicious animal and she was afraid it would be killed.

Police responding to an alarm at the Metro Animal Shelter on July 25 found a broken window and the dog running loose. They arrested Johnson after a foot chase.

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Information from: Casper Star-Tribune - Casper, http://www.trib.com

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