A 24-year-old man accused of killing and dismembering five dogs at a Reno motel is headed back to court on animal torture and drug charges that could send him to prison for more than 20 years.
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Jason Brown is scheduled to appear at a status hearing in Washoe District Court at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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He was arrested on July 9th after a maid called police when she found a decapitated dog in the bathtub of a motel room Brown was renting.
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Police also found four dog heads inside a small refrigerator, along with several bloody knives and scissors.
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Brown's lawyer, John Oakes, told the Reno Gazette-Journal that the former Reno High School student has "mental health issues." He says he may need a psychiatric evaluation before he goes to trial. Â (AP)
