50 fish killed after man allegedly dumps poison in koi pond at motel

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HE’S DUE IN COURT NEXT WEEK. WELL, THIS IS KIND OF A STRANGE ONE. A MAN IS FACING CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY POISONING A KOI FISH POND AT A MOTEL OWNED BY A RHODE ISLAND STATE. SENATORS WIFE KILLING 50 FISH IN THE PROCESS. THE RHODE ISLAND SPCA SAYS JEFFREY GRONKOWSKI WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MALICIOUS INJURY OR KILLING OF ANIMALS BY PUTTING MIRACLE-GRO IN THE POND OF A MOTEL. AFTER A DISPUTE WITH MANAGEMENT. HEIDI WESTON ROGERS, THE WIFE OF SENATOR GORDON ROGERS, CLAIMS GRONKOWSKI, A LONGTIME LONG TERM GUEST, GOT ANGRY WITH HER AFTER REFUSING TO CLEAN HIS THINGS ON TH

A man is accused of poisoning a koi fish pond and killing 50 fish at a motel owned by a Rhode Island state senator's wife. Jeffrey Gronski was arrested and charged with malicious injury or killing of animals, according to the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.They allege he put Miracle-Gro in the pond of the Stone House Motor Inn on Danielson Pike in Foster, Rhode Island, after a dispute with management.Heidi Weston Rogers, the wife of Sen. Gordon Rogers, said Gronski — a long-term guest — dumped poison into the family's pond after he refused to clean his things on the walkway and became angry. "My grandkids have grown up visiting the pond and love feeding the fish," Heidi Weston Rogers posed on Facebook. "Thousands of dollars worth of fish and my grandchildren's priceless memories." The family said they have maintained the pond at the motel for 15 years.

A man is accused of poisoning a koi fish pond and killing 50 fish at a motel owned by a Rhode Island state senator's wife.

Jeffrey Gronski was arrested and charged with malicious injury or killing of animals, according to the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

They allege he put Miracle-Gro in the pond of the Stone House Motor Inn on Danielson Pike in Foster, Rhode Island, after a dispute with management.

Heidi Weston Rogers, the wife of Sen. Gordon Rogers, said Gronski — a long-term guest — dumped poison into the family's pond after he refused to clean his things on the walkway and became angry.

"My grandkids have grown up visiting the pond and love feeding the fish," Heidi Weston Rogers posed on Facebook. "Thousands of dollars worth of fish and my grandchildren's priceless memories."

The family said they have maintained the pond at the motel for 15 years.

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