Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Upstate NY man indicted on charges of rape, animal cruelty


A Malone, NY man has been indicted on numerous charges regarding the rape, assault, and theft from a Franklin County, NY woman.

Harold E. McCloud III, 28, of State Route 30 was charged with first-degree rape, three counts of second-degree attempted assault, fourth-degree grand larceny, second-degree identity theft, third-degree unlawful possession of a person's identification information, six counts of third-degree assault, two counts of petit larceny, two counts of second-degree unlawful imprisonment, third-degree attempted assault, fourth-degree criminal mischief, second-degree menacing and overdriving, torturing and injuring animals.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges and is expected to reappear in court March 25.
According to court papers obtained from the District Attorney's Office, McCloud reportedly had sexual intercourse with the woman against her will in mid-July and strangled her until she was nearly unconscious.


McCloud is also accused of stealing her debit card at different times in June, July and August and using her account number and personal-identification number to withdraw more than $500 at her bank.

The indictment also includes several charges from July 3, where he allegedly threw a coffee table and a plastic paint sample at her, shoved her into a wall, threw a glass lamp shade that hit her in the mouth and prevented her from leaving her home.

McCloud also allegedly picked up a broken piece of glass that day and held it to her wrist, "telling her he would kill her," the indictment states.

The same day, McCloud is accused of hurting the woman's dog by kicking it into an entertainment center.

McCloud also allegedly burned her with a lighter, stole her digital camera, and hit her. An order of protection was filed on the woman's behalf.

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