A WOMAN POLICE BELIEVE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEAVING FIVE DOGS TO DIE IN A VEHICLE IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST WEEK IS NOW UNDER ARREST. APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS SARA MARIE MAUTER IS IN CUSTODY IN MARICOPA COUNTY IN ARIZONA. HE SAYS SHE WAS CONTACTED BY AN OFFICER, WHO RAN HER INFORMATION. SHE’S NOW WAITING TO BE EXTRADITED BACK TO NEW MEXICO.
POLICE SAY MAUTER HAD BEEN HIRED BY THE OWNER OF THE ANIMALS TO TRANSPORT THE DOGS FROM NEW MEXICO TO TEXAS BUT LEFT THEM TO DIE IN A VEHICLE PARKED BEHIND A LOCAL BUSINESS.
