Defendant who put cat in an oven serves jail time
State v. Randy Atkinson, a case we prosecuted for the Medina County SPCA. Atkinson was convicted of animal cruelty for placing a cat in an oven back in 2010. The…
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Marysville judge sends horse abuser to jail
State v. Lisa Gilliam, a case we prosecuted for the Animal Cruelty Taskforce, the county humane society serving Union County, Ohio. Gilliam pled guilty to animal cruelty regarding two horses…
Read FullDog groomer and former breeder convicted of animal neglect in Medina County
State v. Barbara Fogl, a case we prosecuted for the Medina County SPCA. Fogl was charged with multiple counts of neglect related to her care of 16 animals, including cats…
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State v. William Congress, a case we prosecuted for the Cleveland APL in the Cleveland Municipal Court. On Christmas Day, 2013, Congress sent a disturbing Facebook instant message to his…
Read FullAnimal cruelty conviction for cats living in waste in Mentor, Ohio.
State v. Nancy and Christopher Farley; cases we prosecuted for the Lake Humane Society. A car was towed to a repair shop, filled with clothing and other personal items. The…
Read FullWillie Powell, Jr. to serve 6 months in Cleveland jail for dog neglect
State v. Willie Powell, Jr., a case we prosecuted for the Cleveland Animal Protective League. Judge Ronald Adrine sentenced Powell to serve 6 months in jail for the neglect of…
Read FullSevere dog starvation case resolved, Jesse Fry goes to jail
State v. Jesse Fry, a case we prosecuted for the Medina County SPCA. Fry's dog "Chronos," now known as "Brutus," was kept in a crate too small to stand up…
Read FullRobert Konst “Hollywood Bob” convicted of animal cruelty
State v. Robert Konst (a.k.a. "Hollywood Bob"), a case we prosecuted for the Geauga County Humane Society. 74 cats and one dead kitten were found at Konst's residence and place…
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State v. Jose DeJesus, a case we prosecuted for the Cleveland Animal Protective League. DeJesus was found guilty of three counts of animal neglect related to the care of birds…
Read FullState v. Joshua Maldonado, Cleveland Animal Abuser Convicted
State v. Joshua Maldonado, a case we prosecuted for the Cleveland Animal Protective League. Maldonado was found guilty of one count of animal cruelty, a first degree misdemeanor, for the…
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