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AUTHORITIES TELL ME THANKS
TO MEDIA REPORTS THEY RECEIVED
SEVERAL TIPS WHICH LED THEM TO
THE TWO SUSPECTS. A MIAMI
COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WHO
WAS PATROLLING THE PARK FRIDAY
MORNING ON PETERSON ROAD NEAR
25-A...HEARD THE PUPPIES
YELPING. SHE FOUND TWO
PUPPIES TOSSED OFF A BRIDGE,
THAT LANDED ABOUT 15 FEET DOWN
AN EMBANKMENT NEAR THE GREAT
MIAMI RIVER. TWO OTHERS WERE
DISCOVERED AT THE TOP OF THE
BRIDGE. TWO PEOPLE NOW FACE
CHARGES. 29-YEAR-OLD STEVEN
BIXLER OF PIQUA IS CHARGED
WITH 2 COUNTS OF ANIMAL
CRUELTY AND 4 COUNTS OF
ABANDONMENT. THE DEPUTY TELLS
ME HE CONFESSED TO TOSSING THE
PUPPIES. HIS GIRLFRIEND, 36-
YEAR-OLD SHONDA LEE OF PIQUA
IS CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY
AND FAILURE TO LICENSE. THE
DEPUTY SAYS LEE TOLD HER THAT
SHE WASN'T ABLE TO TAKE CARE
OF THE PUPPIES. SHE STILL HAS
THE MOTHER BUT THE DEPUTY SAYS
SHE'S TURNING HER OVER TO THE
MIAMI COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
TUESDAY. ALL FOUR OF THE
PUPPIES AND THE MOTHER ARE UP
FOR ADOPTION.
23:30:09 THE PHONES HAVE BEEN
RINGING OGG THE HOOK. WE'VE
ALREADY BEEN TAKING
APPLICATIONS SO IF ANYBODY'S
INTERESTED, YOU'RE WELCOME TO
FILL OUT AN APPLICATIONS.
23:30:18 FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN
ADOPT, JUST LOG ONTO OUR
WEBSITE WDTN-DOT-COM. BIXLER
AND LEE WILL BE IN COURT ON
NOVEMBER 20TH. REPORTING
LIVE, JACKIE SPRAGUE, 2 NEWS.