Jury selection will begin Monday in the trial of a woman accused of stealing a couple's dog.

Tammy Grimes is charged with taking a 19-year-old mixed breed dog named Jake from his owner's property.

Grimes said she did it to save the dog's life because the animal was being abused and neglected.

Grimes' attorneys had sought to have the charges dropped, but Judge Daniel Milliron denied that motion.

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