Apr 2021 – Michael Maiorano is charged with animal cruelty with the misdemeanor offense of overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals. Officials say investigators received a call reporting a customer abusing his dog. Officials say multiple staff reported seeing Maiorano hitting his dog, a black Labrador retriever named Jetta, multiple times with a closed fist both while outside and later when the dog was in the car. According to witnesses the incidents were excessive and uncontrolled. Maiorano could face up to a year in prison and/or a $1,000 fine for the misdemeanor charge.