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LOUDOUN COUNTY
Suspect in Animal Cruelty Case Held
A man charged with 48 counts of animal cruelty in Loudoun County was taken into custody in West Virginia on Monday for violating the terms of his probation in an earlier animal cruelty case.
Dennis B. Danley, 55, of Charles Town, W.Va., has been accused of mistreating four dozen thoroughbreds, which the county seized in January at a farm in Unison after animal control officials found many to be severely malnourished and diseased.
Danley pleaded no contest to one count of animal cruelty in West Virginia last year in a similar case and was given a suspended sentence of 90 days, placed on probation and ordered not to own any horses. According to Loudoun Commonwealth's Attorney Jason Faw, a magistrate in West Virginia ruled Monday that Danley had violated his probation. "He was immediately remanded to the custody of the sheriff to begin serving his sentence," Faw wrote in an e-mail.
-- Jonathan Mummolo
ALEXANDRIA
Board Extending Superintendent Search
The Alexandria School Board announced yesterday that it is extending its search for a superintendent and abruptly ended its relationship with the search firm that helped narrow the candidates to three.
The board had been expected to chose one of the finalists identified by Ray & Associates.
The board said William Symons will continue to serve as interim superintendent.
-- Theresa Vargas
