The Associated Press
12:24 PM EST, February 19, 2009
HAGERSTOWN – A Hagerstown teenager is facing animal abuse charges after neighbors found his weeks-old puppy frozen to a tree.
The Humane Society of Washington County said the puppy, named Duncan, survived the ordeal. But officials said the now-8-week-old shepherd mix lost a patch of hair when the neighbors freed him Jan. 30 from a tree in a wooded area behind an apartment complex.
Court records show 18-year-old Christopher William Lorshbaugh faces four misdemeanor charges. Humane Society spokeswoman Katherine Cooker said the teenager has surrendered the puppy to the society, which hopes it will be adopted.
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