A West Alabama man accused of neglecting at least 15 dogs is behind bars tonight following a police standoff and manhunt.  Pickens County Sheriff's deputies rescued the dogs from the home following numerous complaints from neighbors.  The man currently living in the home, Larry Prescott, was no where to be found.  Police feared Prescott may have moved on to another location where he could be looking for a new house and more dogs to purchase.  

Pickens County Sheriff David Abston says this is not the first time Prescott had been in trouble with the law for animal cruelty.  Prescott had actually just gotten off probation for a similar crime in 2008 that involved several dead animals in an abandoned animal hospital in Gordo.  Abston says he believes Prescott has a pattern of purchasing and starving animals, then moving to another location.  He says they don't know a motive for Prescott's actions.

Cynthia Elliott is the actual owner of the home in Ethelsville, where Prescott was living last.  Elliott was going to the property to clean the home when she noticed Prescott's truck was in the driveway.  Prescott himself was outside in the yard.  Elliott called the Sheriff's Department and Prescott disappeared inside his home.  Deputies surrounded the home and demanded Prescott come out.  Deputies and police sent tear gas grenades into the home, but Prescott still did not appear.  

Following a 4 hour standoff, law enforcement finally entered the home and Prescott seemed to have vanished.  Authorities searched the woods and other houses surrounding the home.  After shinning a flashlight in the crawl space beneath the home, deputies noticed the light reflecting off of Prescott's wrist watch.

Prescott was arrested and placed in the Pickens County Jail on 15 charges of animal cruelty.