According to The Baltimore Sun, former Ravens defensive tackle Terrence Cody was sentenced Thursday to nine months in the Baltimore County detention center on charges of animal cruelty.
In November, he was convicted of multiple misdemeanors in connection with the death of his dog Taz, a Canary mastiff, that prosecutors said starved to death.
During the trial in November, Prosecutor Adam Lippe told Judge Judith C. Ensor that “This dog died a horrible, miserable death because of the conduct of both of these defendants.”
The other defendant was Cody’s girlfriend Kourtney J. Kelley who was sentenced last month to 60 days after being convicted of five counts in connection with neglecting Taz.
When taking the stand, Reisterstown veterinarian Dr. Eddie Molesworth described when Cody brought Taz into the animal hospital.
“I thought he was dead,” Molesworth said. In the dog’s face, “you could see every bone.”
From the Sun: “The dog, which once weighed at least 100 pounds, was less than 50 pounds when it died, according to prosecutor Lippe.”
Cody was a second-round selection in the 2010 draft. He only accumulated 87 combined tackles and zero sacks in his time in Baltimore.
In November, he was convicted of multiple misdemeanors in connection with the death of his dog Taz, a Canary mastiff, that prosecutors said starved to death.
During the trial in November, Prosecutor Adam Lippe told Judge Judith C. Ensor that “This dog died a horrible, miserable death because of the conduct of both of these defendants.”
The other defendant was Cody’s girlfriend Kourtney J. Kelley who was sentenced last month to 60 days after being convicted of five counts in connection with neglecting Taz.
When taking the stand, Reisterstown veterinarian Dr. Eddie Molesworth described when Cody brought Taz into the animal hospital.
“I thought he was dead,” Molesworth said. In the dog’s face, “you could see every bone.”
From the Sun: “The dog, which once weighed at least 100 pounds, was less than 50 pounds when it died, according to prosecutor Lippe.”
Cody was a second-round selection in the 2010 draft. He only accumulated 87 combined tackles and zero sacks in his time in Baltimore.
