- Florida, USA -
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that an animal cruelty investigation conducted by Sgt. Bailey, Sgt. Proudfit, Cpl. Buck, and Det. Friend, led them to a property on 8789 SW Hampshire Avenue in Arcadia.
Inside the residence, officers found multiple deceased animals along with animals who were malnourished and some who later “needed to be euthanized,” stated the release.
Officers also found multiple bags of animal food and referring to 21-years-old SAMUEL AARON RICHARDS and 21-years-old MARGARET FRANCES HORNBERGER (both pictured), the sheriff’s office said: “…but these two individuals decided to leave the animals in their cages and not feed them.”
The sheriff’s office said the residence was in complete disarray and was littered with animal feces and urine.
HORNBERGER and RICHARDS were arrested on Thursday, October 13, 2022, and each charged with eight counts of keeping animals in an enclosure without exercise or air, and two counts of animal cruelty and causing torment or death to an animal.
The pair were booked into the DeSoto County Jail on $8,000 total bond.
Online arrest records show that HORNBERGER was released while RICHARDS is still in custody.
Court records show that both HORNBERGER and RICHARDS are scheduled to be arraigned on November 28, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. before Judge Don Thomas Hall.
DeSoto County Animal Control took custody of the surviving animals who will be in their care until they have been medically cleared.
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