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| Timothy Leon Cooper Mims, Brevard County. Arrested 4/11/11. Charged with one count of first degree misdemeanor Animal Cruelty charge FS 828.12.1 for tormenting animals. 3/01/12 9:00 AM Docket Sounding, Titusville. Judge Michelle A Baker |
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| Kenta T Wyns: Cocoa, Brevard County. Arrested 10/23/09. Charged with third degree felony Animal Cruelty charge FS 828.12.2 for brutally beating his puppy on numerous occasions. 7/14/11 Wyns was shot and died. Case closed. |
| Lee Allen Tacke: Arrested 4/18/11. Charged with five misdemeanor counts FS 828.13.2.A Confinement without sufficient food, for abandoning two adult dogs and a litter of puppies still dependent on their mother (video). Pled Nolo Contendere. Disposition: Guilty. 11 days jail time, time served. Can not own animals for one year. |
| Zane Jacob Lindsey: Arrested 7/31/10. Charged with third degree felony Animal Cruelty charge FS 828.12.2 as well as arson and burglary. Disposition: Pled Guilty. 5 years jail time served concurrently. |
| Kristen Leigh Miller: Arrested 1/11/11. Charged with two misdemeanor counts FS 828.13.2.A Confinement without sufficient food. (Two dogs tied in yard, two pups abandoned in house. No food or water for any of the dogs) Pled Nolo Contendere. Disposition: Adjudication Withheld. 11 mos 25 days probation, 75 hours community service, 2 days Farm time, fees and must make a $250 donation to SACC within 10 months. |
| Chris Comins: Shot 2 huskies in a field, multiple times. Case Dismissed on 1/12/11 by Judge LeBlanc |
| Christine L Hogle: Arrested 1/19/10 for third degree felony Animal Cruelty FS 828.12.2 Severe neglect of care of multiple animals. Charged with misdemeanors. Prosecution not pursuing |
| Rusty Eugene Lewark: Arrested 2/22/10 for inhumanely killing two dogs and disposing their bodies in a dumpster on 2/21/10. FS 828.12.2 Disposition. Pled guilty. 2 6 month jail terms, 2 5 year probation terms. Jail and probation to run consecutively (1 yr jail, 10 yr probation) - no pets during probation |
| Barry Karl Walter: Arrested 3/23/10 for abandoning ~100 snakes in a foreclosed house. FS 828.12.1 Disposition: Pled guilty. 35 days jail time. 5 years probation |
| Luctria May Blackmon: Charged with first degree misdemeanor FS828.12.1 for causing a stab wound(s) to family dog during a domestic dispute. Charges were dropped/abandoned |
| Albert Jordan: Charged with 7 misdemeanor counts of Animal Cruelty FS 828.13.2.A for insufficient care of numerous dogs. 7/14/10Dispostion: Pled No Contest. Found Guilty 171 days in jail, which was time served. |
| Darin T. Christopher: Orange County. Arrested and charged with third degree felony Animal Cruelty charge FS 828.12.2 Disposition: Pled guilty. 13 months jail, 1 yr probation - the minimum sentence for this man with a criminal past. |
| Robert Lester: Melbourne Village, Brevard County. Admitted shooting neighbor's pet cat 4 times. No arrest, no charges |
| Daniel Fletcher: Palm Bay, Brevard County. 2 emaciated pups confiscated. Dogs were fed every 4 or 5 days according to owner. No arrest, no charges |
| Renee Chambers: Titusville, Brevard County. 3 dogs confiscated. Abandoned, skinny, sick with various worms, including heartworm No arrest, no charges |
| David Russell Almquist: Charged with Animal Cruelty 3rd degree felony FS 828.12.2 Disposition: Pled guilty. 2 yr 8 months probation. Early termination possible once all fines are paid |
| Laszlo Horvath: Orange County: Arrested 2/1/09 for third degree felony Animal Cruelty FS 828.12.2 Sodomizing dog. Disposition: Pleaded no contest. 3 yr probation, no dogs while on probation. |
| David Vanschaick: Charged with third degree felony Animal Cruelty FS 828.12.2 Disposition: Pleaded to Misdemeanor 828.12.1. 6 months probation, 50 hours Community Service. |
| Donald Raymond Lonergan: Orange County: Charged with third degree felony Animal Cruelty FS 828.12.2 Disposition: Adjudication withheld; 3 days jail w/credit for 3 days time served, 2 yrs probation, Classes: Impulse control and Anger management, No harmful contact w/animals, 50 hr Community Service, no possession of weapons. |
Other areas of Florida
Volusia County Animal abuse, Kimberly Marie Holdburg, 24, abandoned her dog in an apartment which resulted in dog dying of starvation. Pled guilty. 4 yrs prob, 30 days jail, 100 hrs community svc, mental health eval, no pets.
Volusia County Animal abuse, dog fighting. 9 dogs removed from Lennis Stephens. He can not own animals within Volusia County.
Marion County Citra Animal Cruelty, 432 Confiscated Animals. Woman charged with 5 counts of owning gopher turtles, Adjudication guilty. 1 day of jail, 15 hours community service, 6 months probation, undergo mental health evaluation.
Hillsborough County Amy Chantarak. Repeat offender for same offense, has another charge from 2007 pending. Charged with FS 828.12.1: rec'd 12 mos probation, 50 hrs of community service and can not own pets during probation period.
Hillsborough County Michael A. Major. Witness saw him throwing kittens out the window of his moving truck. Charged with Cruelty to Animals Case is still Active
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