YOUNGSTOWN -  A Youngstown woman who began serving a six month sentence for animal cruelty in January has been denied early release from jail.

Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Krichbaum entered a judgement denying a motion from the attorney representing Rayne Lynn Dunmire seeking early release.

Prosecutors opposed the motion.

Dunmire, 25, was charged  in late July after a dead dog was found inside a home in the 200 block of E. Boston Avenue on Youngstown's south side.

Animal Charity agents said the dog and a reptile were left unattended while Dunmire was out of state for several weeks. The reptile was still alive.

After completing her sentence, Dunmire will be on probation for five years.