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  A Fearful, Frightened Dog Was Crying And Yelling Loudly...As If It Was Being Abused  
  Pure Fentanyl Found In Room At Red Roof Inn:   March 4, 2021 Edition  
     BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      Responding to a call at 4:51 a.m. of an animal in distress in a room at the Red Roof Inn, 1051 Tiffany South Blvd., police found fentanyl and drug-related paraphernalia, including nine syringes in a room occupied by an Oregon Ave., Youngstown man last week on Tues., Feb. 22.
      Dante Jermaine Mason, 31, of 3080 Oregon, Youngstown, faces charges of felony possession of a dangerous drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and cruelty to a companion animal.
      According to Ptl. Anthony Ciccotelli, Mason was also wanted on warrants issued out of the Liberty Police Department for tampering with evidence, two counts of possession of drugs and one count of possession of criminal tools.
      Police were called to the Red Roof Inn after a guest at the inn was awakened to the sounds of what appeared to be an animal in distress.
      Ptl. Ciccotelli said officers went to room #212 when they “heard a man yelling, and then what appeared to be sounds of a man hitting a dog (numerous loud thumps).
      “We could hear a fearful, frightened dog crying and yelling loudly, repeatedly...as if it was being abused.”
      When Mason opened the door to the room, he told police he was angry his dog peed in the bed and he was teaching the dog a lesson in the bathroom, Officer Ciccotelli said.
      Mason was detained in the hallway by his room.
      When police checked Mason’s room, they found a puppy (about 3-4-months-old) in a bathtub.
      “The dog was observed laying in its own feces, trembling and unable to stand.
      “It appeared both back legs were severely injured or broken and the dog was also having a difficult time breathing, as if it had suffered trauma to its throat/neck area,” Ptl. Ciccotelli said.
      Also in the bathroom, Ptl. Ciccotelli said police found a clear plastic baggie, consistent with the appearance of heroin or fentanyl, behind the toilet.
      “The baggie of white powder was field-tested by Det. John Gocala and gave a positive indication for pure fentanyl,” Ptl. Ciccotelli said.
      The Mahoning County Dog Warden’s office was sent to the inn. Tara Girty, of the warden’s office, suggested Animal Charity be contacted, and that agency took possession of the dog, promptly posting a picture of the pooch on its Facebook page, seeking donations to help defray medical costs associated with the its injuries.
      Mason got a free ride in the back seat of cruiser to the Boardman Police Department for booking.
      “During the booking process, he was loud, uncooperative and gave officers a difficult time.
      “He removed all his clothes, ripped them up and refused to put them back on,” Officer Ciccotelli said, adding “While in the booking room, Mason admitted to Officer Earl Neff to ‘whooping the dog’s ass’ for peeing in the bed,” Officer Ciccotelli said.
      Mason told police he has six more dogs at his house in Youngstown.
     
      PICTURED:  POLICE FOUND this dog in a bathtub at the Red Roof Inn last week with injuries to its rear legs after it had been apparently beaten by a man who said he was irritated because the pooch peed in his bed.
 
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