Authorities in Albany, New York, are searching for a man who skipped a court appearance last week and disappeared after attaching his court-ordered GPS ankle monitor to a dog. Lamont Holmes had been due in front of Albany County Court Judge William T. Little last Tuesday for a hearing ahead of his January 27th sentencing on weapons charges. Meanwhile, a woman in the town of Nassau found a dog running free and took it to a local veterinarian to check for a microchip. After discovering the ankle monitor, the vet contacted the police. The Albany County Probation Department then notified Judge LIttle of the situation, while the District Attorney’s Office issued a bench warrant for Holmes. It’s not clear if Holmes owns the dog or if he will face new charges stemming from the monitor switch. He faces up to 15 years in prison when he’s eventually sentenced.
