Methuen Police report the department charged a 26-year-old woman with alleged animal cruelty after receiving a referral from a New Hampshire police department.
Methuen Police Chief Scott J. McNamara said in a Friday statement that Maddison Eastman, of Methuen, who owns a dog training and kennel in Brentwood, N.H., was arrested on two counts of animal cruelty.
The allegations stem from “a video depicting apparent animal abuse circulated online on Jan. 2,” according to a social media post by Brentwood Police, which alleged the abuse was “determined to have occurred in Methuen.”
Brentwood Police praised its Police Officer Chris Spitalere “for his persistence and dedication in investigating this case and ensuring the information was forwarded to the appropriate jurisdiction.”
Methuen Police said Eastman turned herself in Wednesday at Lawrence District Court and was arraigned Friday.