Animal Cruelty Case: Reisterstown Man Charged

A Reisterstown man faces nine charges associated with animal cruelty after police allege he drowned a dog in the Liberty Reservoir.

Anthony Michael Muniz, 36, of the 300 block of Timber Grove Road, is currently being held without bail.

He is charged with reckless endangerment, aggravated animal cruelty, animal cruelty, animal cruelty for authorizing acts that are prohibited (overloading, depriving or causing suffering to animal), animal abandonment, restraining a dog - causing injury, restraining a dog - limiting movement, restraining a dog in unsafe or unsanitary conditions, and trespassing on posted property.

The charges stemmed from an incident that allegedly occurred on Feb. 28.

Muniz had fled to Pennsylvania after authorities said he tied an electric cord around a black-and-white bully breed dog, attached him to a leash and cinder block, then put him in Liberty Reservoir, according to the Carroll County Times, which reported that the dog, named Gus, belonged to the ex-girlfriend of Muniz.

A warrant was issued for the arrest of Muniz on March 13. He was booked on March 23 and is being held without bail, court records show.

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