Special to the Pahrump Valley Times Pahrump resident Phillip Peng faces two felony animal cruelty counts after NCSO deputies discovered a Mojave desert tortoise on his property earlier this month. …

Special to the Pahrump Valley Times
Pahrump resident Phillip Peng faces two felony animal cruelty counts after NCSO deputies discovered a Mojave desert tortoise on his property earlier this month. Deputies allege Peng drilled holes in the animal’s shell and kept it confined by way of a leash on his Idaho Street residence.