Roseville Woman Accused Of Hanging, Killing Dog: Prosecutors

WAYNE COUNTY, MI — A 28-year-old Roseville woman is accused of killing her mother's pet dog, Wayne County Prosecutors said Wednesday.

Shavon Lewis Roby is charged with one count of second-degree animal killing, a felony punishable by up to seven years in prison, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said that on June 14, Roby took her mother's dog and hung it from a gate in the 990 block of East Euclid Street with jumper cables.

The dog was discovered by a neighbor who contacted Detroit Animal Care and Control, prosecutors said. The dog's body was recovered by officers, who gave it to investigators from the Michigan Humane Society and the Detroit Police Department, the prosecutors office said. The investigation led to the identification and arrest of Roby two days later.

Roby was arraigned Wednesday in 36th District Court, prosecutors said. Bail was set at $25,000, prosecutors said. Roby will appear in court again Friday, prosecutors said.