Two women who were arrested following a confrontation in the East Bay in which a dog was kicked are facing animal cruelty charges, prosecutors said.
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that 46-year-old Lagashia Shante Williams and 18-year-old Graciela Amar have been charged with cruelty to animals and drawing or exhibiting an imitation firearm in a threatening manner. Williams faces the additional charge of filing a false report to police.
Both women were arrested in Oakland on Feb. 27 following a confrontation in Pittsburg that took place about a week earlier. Prosecutors said the dispute stemmed from a neighbor who had accidentally ran over a plant while backing into a driveway…