A pet shop owner has been found guilty on 10 counts of animal cruelty after several animals at his shop died this summer.

A bench warrant was issued Tuesday for John Regelman, 49, who failed to show up at his hearing before District Judge Richard King.

He was charged by humane officers in July after they were alerted to animals dying in the front window of Mr. Regelman's shop, the Cobra's Den, 1225 Brownsville Road, Carrick.

Officer Katie Waters said they found one guinea pig dead and another dying in the front window. A third guinea pig survived and went to live with a kennel worker at the shelter. Officers also found three dead pet rats and a dead snake. Two live ball pythons were badly dehydrated but lived. Mr. Regelman, who was jailed for more than a day in the case when he failed to show up at an earlier hearing, was ordered to pay $1,100 in fines and also will have to pay court costs.

It's not the first time Mr. Regelman has been in trouble regarding animal sales. He was stopped last year, Officer Waters said, for selling snakes and ducklings out of a vehicle at Station Square, and previously had animals removed from a pet shop he owned in Beaver County.