Crime & Safety
Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Puppy Was Thrown From Vehicle Pleads Not Guilty
Charges say Raylean Gurneau called 911 and reported a fake carjacking to "divert law enforcement resources."
MINNEAPOLIS — Raylean Gurneau, who faces animal cruelty charges for her role in allegedly throwing a puppy out of a stolen car going 60 mph, has pleaded not guilty.
Ramsey County sheriff's deputies were pursing suspects in a stolen truck on Interstate 694 in Arden Hills in late January, when they noticed a small white puppy being tossed from the car's back passenger door.
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