Trial reset for Campbell man accused of shooting neighbor's dog

CAMPBELL — The trial of a city man accused of shooting and killing a neighbor’s dog has been reset for Dec. 1 in Campbell Municipal Court.

Brandon Stores, 30, was scheduled to appear for a trial today on misdemeanor charges of cruelty to animals and discharging a firearm within city limits.

Police charged Stores in October 2015 in response to reports he shot and killed a Rotweiller mix dog that had escaped from a Princess Street home. Stores said he shot the dog to protect a 12-year-old girl, a police report states.

The court granted a continuance of Stores’ trial Tuesday due to the unavailability of a witness and the recent indictment of Stores in an unrelated case. A Mahoning County grand jury indicted Stores in July for possession of cocaine.