Hollister police searched the home of a parolee in connection
with the poisoning of District Attorney John Sarsfield’s dogs, but
found no evidence he was involved, police said.
Hollister police searched the home of a parolee in connection with the poisoning of District Attorney John Sarsfield’s dogs, but found no evidence he was involved, police said.
Police and parole agents searched the man’s home last Thursday evening but found “nothing of interest,” said Detective Sgt. Arnie Weathers.
“I do know he doesn’t like Sarsfield…. He was on parole and open to a search, so we paid him a visit,” he said. “It was a lead we followed up on and exhausted and he is not considered a suspect.”
Sarsfield’s 1-year-old Border Collie named Whisper and 14-year-old Brittany Spaniel named Sundance both died two weeks ago after eating or licking what police believe to be antifreeze.
Weathers would not say what police were searching for, but said simply finding antifreeze would not be incriminating.
“I could look for antifreeze and probably find it in almost every house in the city of Hollister,” he said.
Police have a couple other leads, but nothing solid considering the large suspect base, Weathers said.
“Anybody prosecuted by the DA’s Office since Sarsfield was elected, they’re all suspects,” he said.
