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Trial date set for Franklin County man who confessed to killing his dogs

Terry Michel is scheduled to stand trial on Oct. 4 at 9 a.m.

(Credit: Franklin County Sheriff's Office) (WSLS)

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – The jury trial date for Terry Michel, a Franklin County man who confessed to killing his two dogs, has been set.

Michel appeared before a Grand Jury on June 5 and is scheduled to go on trial on Oct. 4 at 9 a.m.

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As we’ve reported previously, in early February, Michel reported that his two dogs, Caleb and Colby, had been stolen, and about a week later, the dogs were found dead.

[Wife of Franklin County man accused of killing dogs ‘relieved’ her husband was denied bond]

Not long after, Michel was arrested in connection with their deaths and would later confess to killing them, stating that he shot and killed the two dogs before taking their bodies and dropping them off on the side of Carolina Spring Road, according to court records.

Michel was denied bond twice, with a judge citing concerns that Michel was unpredictable along with other concerns that he would not obey orders.

He’s currently facing the following charges:

  • Two counts of felony animal cruelty
  • One count of filing a false police report

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