By Associated Press - Thursday, January 24, 2019

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - An Omaha woman accused of letting a dog starved to death in a kennel inside her apartment has been charged with felony animal cruelty.

The Nebraska Humane Society says in a news release that that the Metro Fugitive Task Force arrested 25-year-old Ayeshea Colbenson on Wednesday in Omaha.

Officials say the pit bull carcass was seized Jan. 1 by animal control officers from Colbenson’s home after she called the Humane Society to report her dog had died. A necropsy showed it had starved.



Authorities say that when she was arrested, Colbenson already had obtained another pit bull, which was found along with a cat in her apartment. Both animals are being held by the Nebraska Humane Society.

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