Additional charges for animal cruelty

When officers told Larson he was not supposed to be on the property on Sunday, he responded saying a judge told him he had until midnight to be there. While they were talking, officers heard a dog barking and asked Larson if the barking was coming from his property. He said the barking was coming from a neighbor’s dog, but when officers checked his backyard, they found another pit bull abandoned in a kennel without food and with a serious skin irritation around its neck, according to prosecutors.

When officers entered Larson’s empty home earlier this month, a female pit bull was found in a closed bathroom with 3 inches of feces and urine covering the entire floor. Four, aggressive male pit bulls that had not been properly cared for or cleaned were also found in his home, which allegedly contained no sanitary food or water for the pets, according to prosecutors. The animals were taken into the custody of the Peninsula Humane Society, according to prosecutors.

The sixth dog, which is also in the care of the Peninsula Humane Society, was not found when officers searched Larson’s property earlier this month. A Taser, which Larson is prohibited from possessing from a previous misdemeanor conviction, was also found in his car Sunday, according to prosecutors.

Larson is in custody on $40,000 bail for all seven of his charges. A jury trial date of Sept. 18 was set and attorney from the county’s private defender program appointed Tuesday. He will next appear in court Sept. 8 for pre-trial conference, according to prosecutors.