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Grass Valley Woman Charged In Dog Hot Car Death

Posted: Sep. 15, 2017 5:39 PM PDT

A 66-year-old Grass Valley woman is being arrested, regarding the death of her dog, which was left inside her hot vehicle earlier this summer. Assistant Nevada County District Attorney Chris Walsh says a felony charge could have been filed against Astrid Pryor. But he’s decided to charge her with a misdemeanor…

click to listen to Chris Walsh

The Sheriff’s Department says it received a call from Pryor in July, saying her dog needed help, after being inside the vehicle for about 2 hours. The dog died later at a veterinarian’s office…

click to listen to Chris Walsh

Walsh also says Pryor had no criminal history of animal abuse or negligence. The maximum penalty is 6 months in the county jail.

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