Reward offered after pet beagle found beheaded in northeast Ohio

COLUMBIANA COUNTY, Ohio – A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who decapitated a pet beagle.

According to the Columbiana County Humane Society, the beagle, named Trouble, was reported missing on Jan. 3.

The dog was found beheaded in her family’s backyard two days later on Jan. 5.

The humane society is offering an $8,000 reward along with an additional $2,000 from Mahoning County Crime Stoppers.

The East Palestine Police Department is investigating the case.

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