Former Annisston Restaurant owner convicted of animal cruelty

David Mogil

A Calhoun County jury found a former Anniston restaurant owner guilty friday of aggravated animal cruelty.

Jurors found David Mogil, former owner of Damn Yankees, guilty after deliberating just over an hour Friday afternoon. Mogil was indicted by a Calhoun County grand jury in May on the felony charge after his then-girlfriend’s dog, a cocker spaniel named Coco Lily, last year fell from an apartment balcony above his restaurant, Damn Yankees. Mogil’s sentence hearing is set for 10:30 a.m. Sept. 1.