Crime & Safety Bolingbrook Dog Trainer Kept Animals In Cages With Urine, Feces: Prosecutors A dog owner said her pet, Freya, was left malnourished, unable to stand with visible injuries after being left with the trainer.
Aaron Rice, 36, is facing charges of aggravated cruelty to animals​ (a class 4 felony), misdemeanor cruelty to animals and 15 counts of violating owner’s duties. (Will County Jail)
BOLINGBROOK, IL — A Bolingbrook man who prosecutors say ran a dog training business from his home has been booked into Will County Jail Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest on March 19 for charges of aggravated cruelty to animals.
Aaron Rice, 36, is facing charges of aggravated cruelty to animals (a class 4 felony), misdemeanor cruelty to animals and 15 counts of violating owner’s duties. According to a petition to deny pretrial release filed in Will County court, Bolingbrook Police were contacted on Jan. 31 for a report of animal cruelty at Rice’s home. A woman had contracted with Rice to train her dog, Freya, at Rice’s in-home training facility.
The woman told police that eight days earlier, Rice came to her house and picked up her Belgian Malinois, Freya, for a four-week training program, according to the petition. The owner said she reached out multiple times over the next few days for updates and pictures of her dog, but never received any photos. On Jan. 31, the woman said Rice told her to meet him and Freya at the animal hospital, and that Freya
