MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) – Mayfield Heights Police found several snakes, reptiles, and a hedgehog dead in an abandoned storage unit.
According to a report from the Mayfield Heights Police Department (MHPD), officers responded to the 1400 block of Golden Gate Boulevard around 10:45 a.m. on Friday, July 11 after the discovery.
The report said, management at a storage unit facility entered the storage unit because the tenant was two months past due on his rent. Management then discovered all the reptiles.
Management told police the suspect, Erwin Lawery, purchased the unit in April using an online account. Management had last spoken to Lawery on June 27…