ALBANY, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — A Bronx man was charged with animal cruelty in Albany. Christopher Maxwell, 34, of the Bronx, was arrested on Saturday, per the Albany Police Department.
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Maxwell is accused of leaving the one-year-old female Pitbull in her crate for several days without food and water. He is also accused of taking the dog in her crate to a parking lot near Fourth Avenue and Franklin Street, pouring lighter fluid over the crate and the dog, and setting her on fire.
The suspect was charged with one count of aggravated cruelty to animals, fifth degree arson, and fourth-degree criminal mischief. Maxwell will appear in Albany City Criminal Court on March 21.
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