A Martin County judge has denied a motion to dismiss the felony animal cruelty case against Palm City dog trainer Nikki Camerlengo, whose trial has been delayed at least nine times since her arrest more than two years ago.
Prosecutor Kristen Chase confirmed to WPTV that Judge Elizabeth Metzger denied the defense’s second amended motion to dismiss during a 9 a.m. hearing held Wednesday.
Camerlengo’s attorneys filed the motion, seeking to have the charges thrown out. Prosecutors opposed the request, filing a motion arguing the defense’s amended motion was “procedurally invalid and facially insufficient.”…