A Florida dog breeder is facing charges for allegedly burning down his own home with 17 dogs inside, killing 15 of them and seriously burning two, authorities said.
The State Attorney’s Office for Seminole County on Tuesday announced formal charges against 40-year-old Terrance F. Banks following his Sept. 28 arrest by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.
Banks’ attorney entered his plea of “not guilty” at his Nov. 10 arraignment on one felony count of arson of a dwelling; 15 felony counts of cruelty to animals resulting in death; and two felony counts of cruelty to animals resulting in pain or suffering. If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 115 years in prison…