William Stroemel, 64, of Maple Shade ( Burlington County Prosecutor's Office ) MAPLE SHADE, N.J. - A 64-year-old Maple Shade man pleaded guilty to shooting a neighbor’s dog with an air rifle last year, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.
Under an agreement with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, William Stroemel pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and animal cruelty in exchange for a five-year term in New Jersey state prison. RELATED: Neighbor accused of shooting dog with air rifle in Maple Shade The investigation began on Sept.
18. 2019, after police were contacted by the dog's owners, who live on the 800 block of Greenwood Avenue. They told police that the poodle, Toby, had been discovered howling in