Joe Waters has pleaded not guilty to the felony animal cruelty charges he faces for allegedly beating his dog in the head with a sledgehammer last year.
Waters, 48, must now wait to get on the DeKalb County Superior Court calendar for trial, expected sometime later this summer.
The dog recovered after a week in an emergency veterinary office. The 9-year-old Australian shepherd has been living with his rescuer, Robert Kennedy, since. Waters remains free on $25,000 bail as he waits to appear before Judge Cynthia Becker.
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