Wood County Man Charged With Drowning Nine puppies

Wood County Deputies arrested 66-year-old Jerry Lynn Thompson, Jr., of Hawkins, for allegedly drowning nine puppies. Thompson had reportedly called the sheriff’s office and told them he feared his daughter, who owned the puppies, would burn his house down in retaliation. He was arrested on nine counts of Cruelty to Animals and is in the Wood County Jail on a $135,000 bond.