Middletown man charged after puppy found inside bag at Hamilton park

A puppy was found inside a bag tied shut Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at L.J. Smith Park in Hamilton. CONTRIBUTED

A puppy was found inside a bag tied shut Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at L.J. Smith Park in Hamilton. CONTRIBUTED
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May 3, 2024
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A Middletown man is facing charges after a puppy was found tied up in a bag and abandoned at a park in Hamilton.

Harold Dean Lilly was arrested and booked into the Butler County Jail awaiting arraignment in Hamilton Municipal Court for cruelty to a companion animal and abandoning animals, both misdemeanor charges, Sheriff Richard Jones reported Friday afternoon.

Harold Lilly

Credit: Butler County Sheriff's Office

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Credit: Butler County Sheriff's Office

A puppy was found inside a bag tied shut Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at L.J. Smith Park in Hamilton. CONTRIBUTED

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The puppy, a male, was found April 24 inside a drawstring bag pulled all the way closed at L.J. Smith - North End Park, 1150 Joe Nuxhall Blvd. and was taken to the Animal Friends Humane Society.

A puppy was found inside a bag tied shut Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at L.J. Smith Park in Hamilton. CONTRIBUTED

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A puppy was found inside a bag tied shut Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at L.J. Smith Park in Hamilton. CONTRIBUTED

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