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Police: Man charged after drowning ex-girlfriend's lizards

Richard Waite charged with animal cruelty

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Police: Man charged after drowning ex-girlfriend's lizards
Richard Waite charged with animal cruelty
A 26-year-old New Hampshire man is accused of drowning his ex-girlfriend's two pet lizards.    The Telegraph of Nashua reports Richard Waite was arrested Sunday after officers were called for a domestic disturbance. He's currently on probation from an assault case.    Police say Waite drowned two lizards known as bearded dragons and released a parakeet from his ex-girlfriend's apartment.    Authorities say the Nashua man is charged with animal cruelty, resisting arrest and related offenses. Police allege that he smashed a TV screen, shattered a 40-pound fish tank and ripped a bathroom door off its hinges.    Waite told a judge during his arraignment Monday that he suffers from a severe medical condition. He did not have a lawyer.    

A 26-year-old New Hampshire man is accused of drowning his ex-girlfriend's two pet lizards.
    
The Telegraph of Nashua reports Richard Waite was arrested Sunday after officers were called for a domestic disturbance. He's currently on probation from an assault case.
    
Police say Waite drowned two lizards known as bearded dragons and released a parakeet from his ex-girlfriend's apartment.
    
Authorities say the Nashua man is charged with animal cruelty, resisting arrest and related offenses. Police allege that he smashed a TV screen, shattered a 40-pound fish tank and ripped a bathroom door off its hinges.
    
Waite told a judge during his arraignment Monday that he suffers from a severe medical condition. He did not have a lawyer.
    

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