LONG BRANCH, N.J. - A man accused of leaving a young pit bull mix to drown in a cage at water's edge in a rising tide last year has been convicted of animal cruelty.
A Monmouth County jury rendered its verdict against Aaron Davis on Thursday. The 35-year-old Long Branch man faces up to 18 months in prison when he is sentenced on Feb.
14. RELATED COVERAGE: Pit bull left to drown in cage at water's edge in NJ Pit bull puppy left to drown in cage has found a foster home Indictment: NJ man left caged pit bull to drown in rising tide Advertisement A person walking a dog in Veterans Memorial Park in Highlands in July 2018 spotted the small dog cowering in the cage on the sand as the tide came in.