92 Animal Cruelty Charges For Man With Horses In Manorville: SPCA

MANORVILLE, NY — A Queens man was arrested and charged with 92 counts of animal cruelty regarding horses and other animals he kept on a property in Manorville, the Suffolk County SPCA said.

Marlon A. Alzate, 29, of Elmhurt, was arrested on Nov. 19 and charged with 92 violations of the New York State Agriculture & Markets Law; the charges include failure to provide proper sustenance for animals and owning or keeping animals to fight, the Suffolk SPCA said.

SPCA Chief Roy Gross said that the agency received a complaint in early October that there were horses, a dog, a variety of avian and fowl being kept on a piece of property in Manorville in various stages of declining health. A veterinarian was called in to examine the animals and they were successfully fostered, where they are receiving care to nurse them back to health, Gross said.

SPCA detectives arrested Alzate while he was appearing in a Queens courtroom on an unrelated charge, officials said..

Alzate is scheduled to Appear in First District Court in Central Islip on Dec. 8, Gross said.