Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter!
By Logan Neill for Tampabay.com
Brooksville, Florida — Two Brooksville men thought to be suspects in the theft last week of five dogs from the Humane Society of the Nature Coast were arrested over the weekend.
According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, Juan Claudio, 26, surrendered to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday. The other suspect, Jose Navarro, 20, turned himself in to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday. Both are charged with commercial burglary.
According to a Sheriff’s Office report, deputies following up on a tip discovered two of the puppies in the 16000 block of Fullington Road and then began a neighborhood search looking for the other stolen dogs.
When a woman answered the door at 16161 Fullington Road, a deputy noticed a small brown dachshund that matched the description of one of the stolen dogs. Deputies learned from the woman, identified as Jennifer Kores, that her husband, Juan Claudio, and his cousin, Jose Navarro, brought four dogs home late Wednesday, but did not tell her where they had gotten them from.
To read the rest click here.