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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Hillsborough County man has been convicted of animal cruelty after authorities said he starved his Doberman Pinscher “Tiny” to death.
Noriega Thompson Jr., 28, who was out on bond, was immediately taken into custody on Friday after a jury returned a guilty verdict, according to the State Attorney’s Office for the 13th Judicial Circuit.
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Prosecutors said the investigation began in January after a neighbor reported seeing a “badly emaciated dog” tied to a leash which was attached to a concrete slab. Detectives said they could see Tiny’s ribs and spine from a distance…