Woman sick with cancer, arrested on warrant issued after she failed to renew dog license

Patrick Johnson masslive.com HOLYOKE — Up until the time police put her in handcuffs and loaded her into a cruiser, Ann Musser was not expecting to be arrested. “I just wished that at least for my first time getting arrested, I had something interesting to say about what I had done wrong,” said Musser, a Holyoke resident. Musser was arrested at her home Friday night on an outstanding arrest warrant issued by Holyoke District Court for failing to appear in court. The court appearance was scheduled last September because Musser had failed to comply with repeated requests from the city of Holyoke in June for her to renew the license for Pumpkin, her 14-year-old family dog. Musser, 41, admits failing to pay the $5 renewal fee was an oversight on her part, but she had a lot on her mind at the time. The main thing was the diagnosis for advanced ovarian cancer and having to undergo major surgery. “Your priorities are a little different when you are fighting death,” said her husband, Ozzie Ercan. “It’s easy to lose track of how important those little pieces of paper are.” Ann Musser and the warrant for her arrest – for not having her dog licensed Ann Musser of Holyoke was arrested by Massachusetts State Police, on an outstanding arrest warrant issued by Holyoke District Court for failing to appear in court. The court appearance was scheduled last September because Musser had failed to comply with repeated requests from the city of Holyoke in June for her to renew the license for Pumpkin, her 14-year-old family dog. Musser is the second person arrested in recent weeks over failure to pay a dog license. to read more: masslive.com