WARREN Two men were arrested Monday evening following a police investigation into a reported threat against a Trumbull County animal rescuer who was attempting to recover an allegedly malnourished dog from a condemned home in Warren.

Brian E. Miller, 45, of Warren, and Dontay Lamont Miller Jr., 18, of Girard, were taken into custody after a confrontation with Warren police officers at a home on Idylwild St. NE.

According to a police report, officers were called to investigate an alleged threat made against Jason Cooke, founder of The Healthy Hearts and Paws Project.

Cooke, whose organization works to rescue and rehabilitate animals, had been called to the location to retrieve a dog that was allegedly malnourished and abandoned.

When police arrived at the home, they encountered Bri

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