Former Baltimore Raven Jailed After Starving Dog to Death

The former Raven charged with animal cruelty among other offenses at his Reisterstown home will spend nine months in jail, a judge ruled recently in Baltimore County Circuit Court.

Terrence Cody, 27, of the 12400 block of Old Grey Mare Court in Reisterstown, was sentenced to serve 270 days due to multiple counts of animal cruelty. Previously, Cody was acquitted of felony charges and convicted of misdemeanors connected to an investigation by the Baltimore County Police Department after the death of the NFL player’s dog.

Cody’s dog Taz died of starvation over the course of one month and was feeding off trash and bones at the end of his life, when the normally 100-pound mastiff weighed 50 pounds, the prosecutor for the Baltimore County’s state’s attorney told The Baltimore Sun.

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The day Baltimore County police reported that Cody was under investigation for animal cruelty, the Baltimore Ravens announced plans to terminate his contract, which was set to expire in March.

Court records show the cruelty occurred between December 2014 and January 2015.

In addition to nine months for animal cruelty, Cody was given probation for possessing an alligator and sentenced to one year in jail with one year suspended for possession of marijuana.

Cody must also complete mental health treatment and not possess any animals as part of his sentence, according to court records.