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Investigators say Bobby Jones turned himself in Tuesday morning.
Hundreds of crates came into the Humane Society in March when the home was found in March.Posted By: Stefanie Boe, KOLD News 13 Live This Morning Senior Producer
Three people now face charges in connection with Arizona's largest-ever animal hoarding case. This is a story KOLD News 13's Animal Defender Heather Rowe has been following since March when more than 750 dogs were found in a Tucson-area home.
Tuesday, the owners and breeders of the dogs -- Bill and Wanda Jones were indicted on felony charges. Their son was also arrested.
KOLD News 13 has learned Bobby Jones worked as a vet technician at Valley Animal Hospital. According to investigators, he had been treating his parents' dogs there for sometime.
The administrator of the hospital confirmed that Jones worked there and that the hospital had treated the dogs. However, the administrator says the hospital fired the Jones as clients.
The Jones and their son face 40 counts of animal cruelty and neglect.
The dogs were treated for multiple health problems, including deformities from in-breeding. All of the adoptable animals are in new homes now. If Bill, Wanda and Bobby Jones are convicted each felony count comes with the potential of one to three years in prison.
