INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE (POISONING) 10/8/12 5:00p DMF

A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JUDGE HAS RULED THAT INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IS AVAILABLE TO CONVICT A MAN OF THE POISONING DEATH OF A DOG. DAN KIDD WAS CHARGED WITH POISONING JAMES DANAHER AND LINDA CHANDLER’S KING CHARLES SPANIEL WITH ANTIFREEZE. JUDGE STEPHEN SIEGAL FOUND INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT THERE WAS ANY MALICIOUS ATTEMPT ON THE DOG’S LIFE, AND THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED.