Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
By RICHARD JENKINS
BESSEMER — The trial of Jason Charles Roberts, 34, of Ironwood began Tuesday in Gogebic County Circuit Court. Roberts is facing three animal cruelty-related charges in connection to a YouTube video of hunting dogs attacking a wounded coyote.
Roberts faces a felony charge of torturing an animal and misdemeanors for cruelty to an animal and failure to kill a wounded animal. The first charge carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison, while the other have maximum sentences of 93 days and 90 days, respectively.
Following a morning of jury sele...