PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ — An arrest was made in the case of a puppy that was found submerged in a West Milford pond last week, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced.

Tonya Fea, 47, of Jefferson, was arrested Tuesday. She was charged with two counts of third-degree animal cruelty and defiant trespass, a disorderly persons offense, Valdes said.

The puppy was found in a submerged cage in a pond off of Bonter Road Wednesday, Valdes previously said. The puppy was taken to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory and a necropsy was performed.