Man with Salem Ties Arraigned in Killing of Two Dogs

A Swampscott man was arraigned today in the killing of two dogs whose bodies were found behind a Revere gas station late last year, while a second man has been taken into custody on a warrant issued in connection with the case, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley.

Although the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office has 34-year-old Jason Gentry listed as a Swampscott resident, Gentry has been in trouble with the law recently as a Salem resident.

On Tuesday, Gentry was arraigned in Chelsea District Court on two counts each of malicious killing of an animal and animal cruelty.

A second man, Dominick Donovan, 51, of Long Beach, New York was taken into custody in New York and faces arraignment at a later date.

DeMore told the court that the bodies of two dogs were discovered in a trash bag behind a Revere gas station on Nov. 22. A necropsy performed by the Animal Rescue League of Boston determined that the dogs – one female and one male – were both approximately 20 weeks old and had been in good bodily condition when they were killed.

The dogs were determined to be Donovan Pinschers – a breed created by Donovan.

During the course of their investigation, Revere Police detectives learned that at the time of their deaths, both dogs had been in Gentry’s care at the training facility he operated, Alpha Canine Performance of Lynn. Donovan arrived at the location in November to transport the animals back to New York.

In a post-Miranda interview with police, Gentry made statements indicating that on Nov. 2, the dogs were hung at the facility until they stopped breathing because each failed to meet the standards for the breed, prosecutors said.

Gentry was represented by Eric Stone. He returns to court Sept. 3.

Gentry was arraigned on a variety of animal cruelty charges in Lynn District Court last week, where he plead not guilty to counts of animal cruelty and operating an unlicensed kennel.

At that arraignment, Gentry’s address was listed as 5 Station Road in Salem.