Washington City man faces animal cruelty charges

SALT LAKE CITY — A Washington City man charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty was due in court Tuesday.Russell Hardy Smith, 50, was charged Jan. 5 in Washington Justice Court with cruelty to animals, a class C misdemeanor, and having too many dogs, an infraction.Smith, who was charged with similar crimes in 2016, had been warned since October about having too many hound dogs living in an unsanitary kennel on his property, according to a search warrant unsealed Tuesday in 5th District Cour