VERMONT (WRGB) — An Amsterdam, NY man faces animal cruelty charges, accused of beating a dog in a gas station parking lot.
Just after 3 p.m. Sunday, Vermont State Police stationed in Royalton received a report of a man beating his dog in the McCullough’s Quik Stop parking lot. Troopers arrived and identified the dog owner as Lee Philips, 46, and the dog as a husky named Storm.
Further investigation determined Philips had committed the crime of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, and he was cited to appear in Windsor County Superior Court, Criminal Division on Monday…