Campbell man gets 90 days for shooting neighbor’s dog

Staff report

CAMPBELL

A judge sentenced a Campbell man Wednesday to 90 days in the Mahoning County jail in connection with the 2015 shooting of a neighbor’s dog.

Brandon Stores, 30, of Campbell waived his right to a trial through Campbell Municipal Court and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor animal-cruelty charge.

The city dismissed a misdemeanor charge of discharging a firearm within city limits.

Police responded to Princess Street in October 2015 and reported that Stores had shot a 25-pound Rottweiler mix dog that had been roaming the neighborhood. The dog later died from its wounds.

Stores told officers the dog had been attacking a 12-year-old girl, according to a police report.

His 90-day sentence includes credit for nine days served and 28 days to be served concurrently involving a purported probation violation after an unrelated felony drug-possession charge.

The judge found Stores to be indigent and waived any fines and fees.

Teah Crew, one of the dog’s owners, earlier addressed the court before the sentencing.

“Hopefully, this brings closure to the Crew family,” Prosecutor Brian Macala said of the sentence.

Stores’ attorney could not be reached to comment late Wednesday.