Trial set for Baltimore officer in dog slaying

Published June 19, 2014 1:07pm ET



BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore police officer faces trial July 28 on animal cruelty charges for allegedly cutting the throat of a dog that had been restrained after biting a woman.

Court records filed Thursday show that 49-year-old Jeffrey Bolger of Eldersburg is free on his own recognizance after being charged Wednesday.

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