MIDDLEBROOK - A Greenville man accused of starving a dog to death last year has been been arrested twice for driving under the influence since his October arrest on animal cruelty charges, court records show.
Following his second DUI arrest Sunday, Gary L. Killingsworth, 63, remains in jail.
The Augusta County Sheriff's Office said several people recently complained that Killingsworth had allegedly been driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Sunday on Sinking Springs Road in Middlebrook, a sheriff's deputy spotted Killingsworth behind the wheel of a pickup. The deputy was aware that Killingsworth was driving without a license and immediately initiated a stop, resulting in a DUI-second offense charge, the sheriff's office reported Wednesday. A second misdemeanor charge of driving without a license was also lodged.
In October, Killingsworth was accused of killing a dog and injuring two others. He was charged with torturing an animal and causing death, a felony, along with two misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty. He was allowed to remain free on a personal recognizance bond.
Killingsworth is suspected of starving three of his animals, believed to be hunting dogs, according to the Augusta County prosecutor's office. The two surviving dogs were removed from his care.
He also faces three charges each of inadequate care, inadequate water, inadequate food, inadequate space, having an unlicensed dog and no rabies vaccination, according to court records.
On Feb. 15, Killingsworth was arrested for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content between .15 and .20, and was again released on a personal recognizance bond, according to Augusta County General District Court records.
Two weeks prior to his first DUI arrest, Killingsworth was charged with public intoxication.
Following his arrest on Sunday, Killingsworth is now being held at Middle River Regional Jail without bond, a jail official said.
He is scheduled to appear in court May 1 in the animal cruelty case.
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