Couple charged in dog’s death during frigid spell
A couple that was convicted two years ago of misdemeanor child neglect has been charged with felony mistreatment of an animal after police found an emaciated, dead dog in a Sleepy Eye apartment that was left with a thermostat turned off during frigid weather, resulting in a busted water pipe over a Main Street salon.Aaron Scott Grubham, 36, and Krista Michelle Grubham, 37, were charged Monday in Brown County District Court with felony animal neglect resulting in the death of a pet and a misdemeanor count of depriving the animal of necessary food, water or shelter.
