- North Carolina, USA -
On Friday, September 15, 2023, Wake County Animal Control officers responded to a farm in the 7500 block of Trudy Lane in Garner, in reference to an animal cruelty case.
Officers found more than two hundred (200) animals, including cows, donkey, fowl, goats, a kitten, mini horse, and sheep.
Officers reported that several animals were found deceased and the live ones were emaciated.
Animal Control officers requested the assistance of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office.
An investigation revealed that 60-years-old RONALD AVERY KEARNEY (pictured) and 70-years-old MOHAMED SAMIH DWEYDARI lived on the farm and were the animals’ guardians.
According to court documents, ninety (90) livestock were found to be emaciated and injured causing three of them to be euthanized.
While Wake County Animal Control officers continue to count the number of animals involved in the case, a Wake County spokesperson told ABC11 that two calves have been taken to NC State Veterinary School. The sheriff’s office said that the animals who could be saved have been placed into rehabilitation centers.
On Monday, September 18, 2023, KEARNEY appeared in Wake County District Court where Judge Rashad Ahmed Hauter set bond at $90,000.
ABC11 published a segment of the video of the hearing and in the background, KEARNEY can be heard asking the judge to lower his bond. “Please”, he said, as if the animals on his farm could say: “Please, feed us, don’t let us die.” KEARNEY had the nerve to tell Judge Hauter: “I don't really know what I've done wrong.”
During the hearing, Assistant District Attorney Christy Joyce pointed out that another animal died while investigators were on site.
Judge Hauter denied KEARNEY’s request and online records show that he is no longer in custody.
As for DWEYDARI, he was cited with one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty.
On a separate note, as reported by The News&Observer, KEARNEY has an extensive criminal background comprising several misdemeanor and felony charges in addition to felony arrests. In 2010, he was convicted and imprisoned for assault on a female and served three months in jail.
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