Allegany County, Maryland – Two Maryland teenagers are facing multiple counts of animal cruelty after investigators made a grim discovery, finding the charred remains of seven dogs on wooded property in Allegany County.
On March 15, a search warrant was executed by the Allegany County Special Operations Response Team at a property in the 13000 Block of Tulip Street in Cumberland. The charred remains of multiple mixed-breed dogs were found in a burn pile; K9 dogs with the Office of the State Fire Marshal who were deployed detected “some type of accelerant” at the site. Investigators also located the skeletal remains of numerous dogs throughout the property.
The investigation’s results led to the arrest of Justin Uzonna Anabaraonye, 18, of Cumberland, and Paul Thomas Baylor III, 19, of Bowie. Anabaraonye is facing six counts of animal cruelty and aggravated animal cruelty, and Baylor is facing four counts of animal cruelty.
Anabaraoyne and Baylor were booked into the Allegany County Detention Center.
Please add your name to the petition today! The allegations are abhorrent. Nobody knows the horrors these dogs suffered before being burned like unwanted trash. We need your support to ensure that the charges these men are facing will not be dismissed – animal cruelty MUST be taken seriously.
We, the undersigned, demand that Justin Uzonna Anabaraonye and Paul Thomas Baylor III face the maximum sentence for all charges related to the discovery of charred dog remains on property in Allegany County. This petition serves as our collective endorsement for these individuals to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
Individuals are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. Animal Victory relies upon the authorities and the court system to determine guilt or innocence.
News:
Update 7/14/2025: Paul Thomas Baylor, Case #C-01-CR-24-000312, DOB: 10/30/2004. The jury trial, scheduled for July 14, 2025, through July 16, 2025, has been cancelled. The court schedule does not currently show a rescheduled date. Justin Uzonna Anabaraonye, Case #:C-01-CR-24-000307, a jury trial is still scheduled for July 22, 2025.
Update 7/2/2025: Animal Victory sent a petition to the DA and Judge with updated signatures.
Update 9/18/2024: Animal Victory sent a petition to the DA and Judge with updated signatures.
Update 6/12/2024: Both cases have now been moved to circuit court. These individuals are being charged and potentially tried as adults. The new case number for Paul Thomas Baylor, C-01-CR-24-000312. The next status hearing for Baylor is scheduled for 10/29/2024, and the trial is set for 11/06/2024.
The new case number for Justin Uzonna Anabaraonye is C-01-CR-24-000307. The status hearing is scheduled for 09/24/2024, and the trial is set for 10/03/2024.
Charges for both individuals have been increased to four felonies each and one misdemeanor. Both hearings and trials will be held before either Judge Getty or Judge Twigg. A State Attorney has not yet been assigned to either case.
Update 5/2/2024: Animal Victory sent a petition to the DA and the Judge.
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