A woman seen on surveillance video tossing a malnourished poodle in a plastic grocery bag over an eight-foot fence behind an Anaheim veterinary clinic has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, officials announced Thursday.
Tyler Nashae Thompson, 30, of Anaheim, has been charged with one felony count of animal cruelty, one felony count of animal abuse by a caretaker and one misdemeanor count of concealing or destroying evidence, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said. She faces up to three years in county jail if convicted.
The incident happened around 1:37 a.m. on Nov. 12, when Thompson is accused of leaving an apartment complex on the 1700 block of Glenoaks Avenue and throwing a plastic bag over the eight-foot fence of a nearby veterinary clinic. Surveillance video captured the bag hitting the ground before a small white poodle climbed out and wandered the yard as Thompson walked back toward the complex.
At about 6:30 a.m., the clinic’s owner arrived and found the dog in the backyard—an animal who did not belong to the practice. After reviewing the footage, he contacted Anaheim police…