Teacher accused of feeding puppy to turtle to be tried
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Source: Associated Press
Updated 3:43 pm CDT, Sunday, September 16, 2018
PRESTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho teacher accused of feeding a live, sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of several students will be tried in his own community next month, a judge has ruled, dismissing an attempt by prosecutors to move the trial to another county.
Prosecutors wanted to move the trial of Preston Junior High School teacher Robert Crosland outside of Franklin County. The teacher has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty in Franklin County Magistrate Court.
Prosecutors with the Idaho Attorney General's Office argued that they won't be able to seat an unbiased jury because of "the community's rallying cry to support Crosland and the unusual community support in this case," the Idaho State Journal reported Sunday. They noted that people are raising money to help the teacher pay for his legal defense.
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District Judge David C. Hooste on Tuesday ruled in favor of Crosland, whose lawyer argued in part that it is against state statute to change the place of a trial in criminal misdemeanor cases.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Trial-set-for-teacher-accused-of-feeding-puppy-to-13233488.php
Preston Junior High School teacher Robert Crosland
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