CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte mother has been arrested in connection with the theft of a French Bulldog in North Charlotte on April 6.
Court documents say 37-year-old Kendra Hunter was charged with possession of stolen goods after several pictures were sent to the dog’s owner, Jayla Gittens demanding a ransom for the dog’s return.
Documents say that in those photos her French Bulldog, Julio, is seen with a woman in the background.
Gittens says she was called by Hunter, telling her that Julio was with a French Bulldog breeder and that she was the woman in the photo.
UPDATE: 37-year-old Kendra Hunter has been arrested in connection to the theft of Julio, a 6-year-old French Bulldog. Julio has been missing since April 6th when police say he was stolen along with his owner’s car in North Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/jPCZbtSZoN
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In an affidavit, police say they used a tattoo and the color of the woman’s fingernails to identify her as Hunter.
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Gittens told Channel 9 in April that the dog was stolen along with her car while she was moving apartments.
At one point, the victim also received a text from the suspects saying “try anything funny it won’t be a dog.”
The car was recovered but Julio never was.
Crimestoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for the dogs return.
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