Puppy Mill Worker, Accused of Freezing Over 40 Dogs, Sent for Psych Evaluation
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}ATHENS, Ala. - The family of an Elkmont woman charged with 43 counts of animal cruelty has sent her to a treatment facility for a psychological evaluation.
Limestone County District Attorney Kristi Valls on Wednesday told The Decatur Daily that the state agreed with the action by 63-year-old Nannie Johnson's family.
Sheriff's department officials found 42 dead dogs in freezers and one dead in a kennel earlier this month at a puppy mill run by Johnson. Authorities rescued 29 dogs, three of which have since died because they were malnourished.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Johnson's arraignment is set for May 9, but Valls said the date is contingent on the completion of her psychological evaluation.