On August 3, 2015 at approximately 2:15 pm, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible meth lab and suspicious people at residence on Shelter Lane in Chocowinity. Patrol Deputies and Narcotics Investigators responded and determined there was no meth lab, however a deceased dog was located during the search. The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into the death of the dog.
As a result of information and evidence gathered during the investigation, Investigator Jason Hill applied for and obtained warrants charging Mr. David Lee Krol, age 37, of Gray Road in Chocowinity with one count of Felony Killing an Animal by Starvation.
On August 19, 2015, Mr. Krol was arrested by Deputies and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $2,000 secured bond set by Magistrate Jasper Mills.
