A Wetumpka man has been charged with five counts of cruelty to animals after a Saturday fire left three animals dead.

Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said deputies responded to a home on Atkins Hill Road on Saturday. Now, Daniel Warrick, 55, of Wetumpka, is charged with five counts of cruelty to animals, reckless endangerment and certain persons forbidden to carry a firearm.

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Daniel Warrick