Couple Faces Animal Cruelty Counts

Police say an Eaton couple abandoned three dogs and two cats in a local house “with no heat, power or visible food and water.” Eaton police said they found the animals when serving a search warrant at a house in the 12600 block of North Chestnut Street on Feb. 6. Under arrest are Samuel Jeremiah Norton, 40, and Ashlee Morgan Norton, 39, reports the Star Press.