- Illinois, USA -
UPDATE: November 9, 2021
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that 29-years-old ANDRE PIERRE NORRIS (pictured below) of 1768 Queensbury Circle, Hoffman Estates, appeared in court on Monday, October 8, 2021, before Judge Michael Reidy, and entered a plea of guilty to three counts of aggravated cruelty to animals (Class 4 Felony).
Judge Reidy sentenced NORRIS to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, the maximum available penalty.
NORRIS is the first of the two individuals accused of starving two innocent dogs to death in May 2020.
NORRIS’ co-defendant, 21-years-old SARAH MICHELLE GORSKI (also pictured below), of the same address, has also been charged in the case.
Her next court appearance is scheduled for November 10, 2021.
~ Original story:
On March 2, Naperville Officers and Naperville Animal Control personnel received a call about a deceased dog in a trail area.
Responding officers discovered a German shepherd, later identified as Meliodas, or “Otis.”
Otis was found wrapped in a bed sheet in a storage container in a wooded area near a drainage ditch. He was severely emaciated.
An investigation was immediately launched and led to 19-years-old SARAH MICHELLE GORSKI and 27-years-old ANDRE PIERRE NORRIS (both pictured below), of 1768 Queensbury Circle.
The investigation also revealed that the pair had at least two other dogs, Scooby, a German shepherd/hound mix, and Bubba, a Corgi.
On the same day, a search warrant was executed on the defendants’ home.
Investigators discovered Scooby in a rusted dog crate, filled with animal feces, blood, and urine. He was severely starved and could not walk.
Scooby had massive sores including one where you could almost see his bone and had feces stuck in his fur. Thankfully, he appears to be on the mend.
Bubba was not located at this time, but through their investigation, authorities learned that Bubba had allegedly died in the first week of March.
Bubba was later found in a field wrapped in a sheet where GORSKI and NORRIS allegedly dumped him.
The carcasses of Otis and Bubba were sent to the University of Illinois Veterinary School for a necropsy.
Results revealed that Otis died from canine parvovirus, starvation and rat poisoning.
Bubba, who weighed only four pounds when he was found, died of severe starvation.
DuPage County State's Attorney's Office , wrote in a Facebook post that: “Additionally, it is alleged Norris and Gorski forged paystubs from Norris’ former employer, Petland.”
NORRIS and GORSKI turned themselves in to authorities on Monday, May 4.
The following day, the couple appeared in Bond Court where Judge Brian Telander set bond at $100,000 with 10% to apply for NORRIS and $50,000 with 10% to apply for GORSKI.
Each has been charged with 4 counts of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals (Class 4 Felony), one count of Forgery (Class 3 Felony) and two counts of Misdemeanor Unlawful Disposal of an Animal.
Robert Berlin, DuPage County State's Attorney said: “To say the charges against Sarah Gorski and Andre Norris are disturbing would be a gross understatement. Otis and Bubba both died a horrible, painful death, allegedly because these two defendants starved them to death. What’s even more disturbing is the allegation that the defendants fed Otis rat poison.”
They both are expected to be arraigned in front of Judge Jeffrey MacKay on June 1, 2020.
Please judge MacKay, make an example out of these two worthless and needless beings!!!
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