CANTON - A Cherokee County man has been arrested on several charges in connection with the stomping death of a puppy. <br>
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Deputies answering a call Friday to George Swanson's home in Canton found that the puppy apparently had been stomped to death. <br>
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A spokeswoman for the sheriff's department says 59-year-old Swanson was arrested Tuesday and charged with cruelty to animals, simple assault and cruelty to children in the second degree. <br>
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He was taken to the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center, with bond set at $7,025.