WATERLOO, Iowa — An Iowa woman is accused of animal neglect after a dead dog was found inside a locked bathroom in the home where she lived, authorities said.
Alicia Cai Swanson, 22, of Waterloo, was arrested Friday and charged with animal neglect causing death, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported. She was released from jail pending trial, the newspaper reported.
The landlord of the home where Swanson lived called the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 22 when he discovered the dog, the Courier reported. The dog had been locked inside the bathroom with no food or water, the newspaper reported.
A woman has been arrested after a dead dog was discovered inside a bathroom at the rural Waterloo house where she had lived. https://t.co/KtT7jYigFj
— The Courier (@wcfcourier) September 9, 2020
The animal’s remains had been there so long they were sticking to the floor, according to the sheriff’s office.
The landlord was at the home to evict the woman, who had not lived in the home for nearly three months, according to Black Hawk County court records.
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