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~ Update: December 8, 2023
On Thursday, December 7, 2023, Bridgeport Superior Court Judge Mary Elizabeth Reid sentenced 40-years-old RAYMOND J. NEUBERGER (pictured), to only seventeen (17) months in prison in an animal cruelty case, in which NEUBERGER was accused of torturing cats and dogs with chemicals and boiling water.
Judge Reid gave NEUBERGER a six-year sentence, suspended after seventeen (17) months served. Additionally, after time served in prison, NEUBERGER must serve four years of probation, cannot “own” pets, and he must be supervised if around animals.
Under a plea deal, NEUBERGER had pleaded guilty to two counts of malicious wounding and one count of second-degree threatening.
CT Insider reports that Assistant State’s Attorney Andres Bermudez-Hallstrom told judge Reid that NEUBERGER “maliciously and intentionally killed Gem, a cat, by covering Gem in bleach and maliciously and intentionally wounded another cat, Pearl.” Bermudez-Hallstrom went on to explain that as a result of the wounds Pear suffered, her tail had to be amputated.
NEUBERGER is a former member of the Fairfield Representative Town Meeting and unsuccessfully ran for state representative in 2016.
~ Update: October 16, 2023
On Friday, October 13, 2023, RAYMOND J. NEUBERGER (pictured), appeared in Bridgeport Superior Court for two felony counts of animal cruelty.
NEUBERGER, former Fairfield representative town meeting member, is also accused of domestic violence and threatening police.
News12 Connecticut reports that on Friday, NEUBERGER was expected to take a plea deal but that will likely happen at his next hearing which is set for November 28, 2023.
NEUBERGER, however, applied for the Family Violence Education Program that if granted, could have the domestic violence charges wiped from his record.
The prosecution was very clear with regards to the animal cruelty charges; NEUBERGER must serve time behind bars and Assistant State's Attorney Andres Bermudez Hallstrom told the judge: “The state is looking for incarceration on the malicious wounding cases.” He, however, did not elaborate on how much time he’s seeking.
NEUBERGER has also faced animal cruelty charges in 2018. He was arrested for abusing two dogs, Thor and Charlie, who were his and at-the-time fiancée.
NEUBERGER was accused of pouring boiling water on one of the two Voiceless Victims and fracturing the ribs of the other one. For this case, NEUBERGER served forty-three days in jail and was ordered to donate $25,000 to the Bridgeport Animal Shelter. In exchange, NEUBERGER “received accelerated rehabilitation, a probation program that once successfully completed allowed the charges to be dismissed”, reports News12 Connecticut.
NEUBERGER was arrested again in October 2022, then in February 2023, and again in March 2023, when he was accused of threatening and harassing police. NEUBERGER has been in custody since then.
~ Original story:
Animal abusers are toxic and toxic people do NOT change, they only change their victims!
On Monday, February 6, 2023, the Fairfield Police Department arrested 39-years-old RAYMOND J. NEUBERGER (pictured), former Fairfield Representative Town Meeting member, accused of abusing and torturing another innocent cat.
Many of you may remember that NEUBERGER was arrested in October 2022, for torturing and abusing a different cat, a female named Gem. On that occasion, the Voiceless Victim had been covered in bleach and a necropsy showed Gem died as a result of blunt force trauma. (To read the full article by Voice For Us, please click here.)
That’s not all!
In fact, in 2018, NEUBERGER was accused of burning one dog and causing multiple rib fractures to another. The furbabies, Thor and Charlie, belonged to NEUBERGER and his fiancée.
Let’s fast forward to 2023, Fairfield Police said the new charges surfaced as police investigated the October 2022 case.
For this February animal abuse case, NEUBERGER was charged with cruelty to animals and was released from custody after posting $10,000 bond!
NEUBERGER is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Bridgeport on February 28, 2023.
His October case is still pending.
I have emailed the Fairfield Police Department and requested additional information about the latest furvictim. If I receive a response, I will post an update.
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NEUBERGER’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Connecticut Department of Correction.
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