Dog Abandoned In Holmdel Park; Owner Faces Charges

HOLMDEL, NJ — Dallas, a 3-year-old Rottweiler, is now being cared for at the Monmouth County SPCA after she was abandoned at Holmdel Park last week, police said.

Tevon Gray, 29, of Long Branch was charged Tuesday with two disorderly persons offenses in the incident, police said.

The charges are abandoning a domesticated animal with no care and failure to provide care for a domesticated animal. The charges were filed by Officer Joseph Disko, the department’s Humane Law Enforcement Officer, the department reported.

Disko conducts initial and follow-up investigations into animal cruelty and abuse cases within the township, police said.

His investigation charges that on Oct. 13, at about 3 p.m., Gray "willfully abandoned" his dog in the upper parking lot of Holmdel Park.

She was eventually located by the park rangers, turned over to the police department, and transported to the SPCA for care.

Dallas, as she has been named, is still at the SPCA.

Disko was assisted in his investigation by Monmouth County SPCA Chief Michael Goldfarb.

A conviction for disorderly persons offense carries a maximum possible sentence of up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

No further information was provided by police regarding the dog's owner.