COURTNEY LOUISE BEARDSLEY and JOHANN MANUEL DELGADO-LOPEZ arrested after they were found living in a trailer filled with dead and live animals

- Connecticut, USA -

The Waterbury Police Department arrested 26-year-old COURTNEY LOUISE BEARDSLEY and her boyfriend 37-year-old JOHANN MANUEL DELGADO-LOPEZ (both pictured).

On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 7, 2025, authorities responded to Storage Rentals of America, a self-storage company, on 770 West Main Street, to investigate an anonymous report about a woman living in a trailer with a multitude of live and dead animals.

Upon arrival, the police and Animal Control Officers immediately noticed a “strong pungent” odor coming from a 2006 Cedar Creek trailer.

According to the police, BEARDSLEY and DELGADO-LOPEZ came out of the trailer and confirmed they had cats and dogs.

The police said the trailer was filled with flies, fecal matter and “other filth.”

The pair told officers that one deceased dog was inside the trailer, and several deceased cats were inside a blue tarp underneath the trailer.

DELGADO-LOPEZ told officers they could not afford to bury the animals and further said that there were more deceased animals inside their school bus that was adjacent to the trailer.

Inside the school bus, ACO found a pink cooler containing many deceased cats.

According to the police, BEARDSLEY blamed a virus for getting her animals sick and killing them. She went on to claim that she tried to contact Animal Control but they never answered.

With regard to the trailer, the report stated: “It clearly showed an unkept and uncared for living environment for the animals and herself.”

Authorities said they found twenty-one deceased animals, twenty cats and one dog, and seventeen live animals, sixteen cats and one dog.

The pair were charged with thirty-one (31) counts of cruelty to animals.

On October 8, 2025, DELGADO-LOPEZ appeared in Waterbury Superior Court for his arraignment and was later released.

He and BEARDSLEY are scheduled to appear back in court on November 14, 2025.

BEARDSLEY was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital for an evaluation. According to court documents, she has a clinical history of mental health conditions.

Police say the investigation is still active and ongoing.

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