The ex-wife of the man convicted of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested this week in Tennessee on more than 40 counts of animal cruelty for allegedly neglecting at least 46 dogs, two of which ultimately died, local officials said.

The ex-wife of the man convicted of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested this week in Tennessee on more than 40 counts of animal cruelty for allegedly neglecting at least 46 dogs, two of which ultimately died, local officials said.