CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland man could face prison after his dog — left outside on a balcony for at least six hours in September — died of heatstroke, according to Cuyahoga County prosecutors.
Kenneth Childs, 37, was indicted Thursday by a Cuyahoga County grand jury on one count of fifth-degree felony cruelty to companion animals, along with misdemeanor offenses. If convicted, he faces up to a year in prison.
Prosecutors said Childs’ boxer-pit bull mix was left outside on Sept. 3 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., when temperatures reached 85 degrees…