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Nowata Man Arrested on Multiple Animal Cruelty Charges

 

A Nowata man has been arrested and is being charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty.

 

The Nowata County Sheriff's Office received a tip of deceased dogs in a pond located in the Big Creek area of Nowata County. Approximately 12 deceased dogs were observed from the county road, lying on the bed of a dry pond. Investigation revealed the dogs had been in the pond for about a month before the pond dried up and revealed the animals.

 

Nowata Police executed a search warrant on the property. During the search, 16 deceased dogs were recovered from the pond bed and a total of 6 firearms were found on the property. The resident of the property, James Wooten Jr., is a convicted felon which prohibits him from possessing firearms. An autopsy conducted on four of the deceased dogs by a veterinarian revealed the cause of death as a gunshot to the head. Bond for Wooten was set at $25,000.00, with anticipated charges of animal cruelty and felon in possession of firearms.

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