Ex-Patriot Jerod Mayo’s Missing Dog Found Dead At Trainer’s Home; Trainer Admits To Leaving Body In Bag (Updated)
Police in Cranston, R.I. say they recovered the body of “Knox”, a five-year-old English Bulldog owned by former Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo, after a weeks-long search. They are charging the trainer, Amelia Ferreira, with obstruction with further charges possibly to follow.
According to a report on the website for the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Knox died while in custody of Ferreira in Cranston. The obstruction charge purports that Ferreira concealed evidence related to the investigation. According to MUG SHOT: Amelia Ferreira is charged with obstruction in the case of former Patriot Jarod Mayo's missing dog Knox. Police say she admitted that the dog died at her house on 7/22 and she left the body in a bag pic.twitter.com/EmmZdKXsN0
According to Mayo on Instagram, Ferreira hid the deceased dog’s body in a trash bag and kept it in a closet for two months while the search went on. The Mayo family hired SCUBA teams, private investigators, and others to assist in locating Knox while the dog was missing.
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Evidence revealed that Ferreira “has known the whereabouts of Knox’s deceased body for several weeks and intentionally concealed his body from authorities”.
The cause of Knox’s death is unknown at this time. Pending the results of a necropsy, police may also bring animal cruelty charges on Ferreira.
Mayo, 32, played from 2008-15 with the Patriots, winning a Super Bowl championship in 2014.
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Note: This story was updated for clarity and to add new information.
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