INDEPENDENCE | Two people arrested in connection with the death of a dog are seeking deferred judgments.
A.J. Sellers, 23, and Kelsey Block, 19, both of Jesup, have filed written guilty pleas to misdemeanor charges of animal neglect. If the court agrees with the deals, the charges will come off their records when Sellers and Block complete probation.
Block’s attorney submitted her plea Friday. Sellers pleaded a week earlier.
A third person charged in the case, Ty Hickman, 24, is scheduled to go to trial.
Road workers found a pet carrier with the remains of a starved dog inside in February in rural Black Hawk County.
During an investigation, Sellers told officers the dog -- named Tank but dubbed Caleb by animal rights advocates -- belonged to Hickman. Hickman told authorities he left the dog with Sellers and Block.
Under the plea deals with Sellers and Block, the state will dismiss a charge of animal torture, an aggravated misdemeanor. The two will pay a civil penalty and be placed on unsupervised probation for a year.
If the judge does not approve the plea agreements, Sellers and Block can withdraw their guilty pleas.
Sentencing is scheduled later this month.
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