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Trainer charged in death of former Patriot Jerod Mayo’s dog speaks out

WRENTHAM, Mass. (AP) — The trainer facing charges in the death of a dog that belonged to former New England Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo says she didn’t cause the death and she cried “for what seemed like hours” when she found the pet dead.

Amelia Ferreira, of Cranston, Rhode Island, told the Sun Chronicle in an email Tuesday that she was a “coward” and “allowed fear to cloud my judgment and made decisions that hurt other people.”

MUG SHOT: Amelia Ferreira is charged with obstruction in the case of former Patriot Jarod Mayo's missing dog Knox.