Two Canandaigua residents were charged Monday following an investigation into the abandonment of a dog on Oct. 27, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office and Ontario County Humane Society arrested Keirstin Hendrix, 21, of County Road 50, and Amarion Mcmahon, 22, of State Route 5 and 20, at 7:25 a.m. Nov. 9 at 4350 County Road 50 in Canandaigua.
Investigators accused Hendrix of falsely telling 911 that a dog had entered her apartment and that she did not know whose it was, even though she had previously found and taken possession of the dog in Monroe County.
The Sheriff’s Office said Mcmahon knew about the circumstances.
Hendrix was charged with third-degree falsely reporting an incident, a class A misdemeanor, and abandonment of animals, a misdemeanor.
Mcmahon was charged with one count of abandonment of animals, a misdemeanor.
The dog remains in the care of the Ontario County Humane Society.
Both were released on appearance tickets for Town of Hopewell Court at a later date.
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