SALISBURY, Md. – A Salisbury man has been convicted of animal cruelty following an investigation in late 2021.
On December 16, 2021, the Wicomico County Humane Society received a complaint of an abandoned box on Dixon Road with a deceased kitten inside. It was discovered that the 6-month-old kitten had recently been adopted from the Worcester County Humane Society by Christopher Truitt and was identified by her pet microchip. We’re told a Necropsy revealed that the kitten’s cause of death was blunt force trauma and strangulation.
Truitt was identified as the person who caused the injuries and ultimately killed the kitten. Last week, he was convicted of one count of felony animal cruelty and two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with all but 60 days suspended to be served on house arrest. Truitt was also placed on three years supervised probation and given a $300 fine. As a special condition of his sentence, Truitt will be prohibited from possessing, owning, or residing with animals for five years.