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AIREAL TANAI AMES arrested - Her dog was found wandering with a collar embedded in his neck

Updated: May 12, 2023

- South Carolina, USA -


The Columbia Police Department (CPD) said that a concerned citizen saw a dog wandering the area of Corola Avenue near North Main Street with a collar embedded in his neck and called 9-1-1 for help.


Following the request for help, City of Columbia Animal Control officers responded to the area and found the dog, a Cane Corso named Banx. Animal Control then called in CPD for assistance and Banx was immediately taken to a veterinarian.


As stated in a press release by CPD, “In a 17-page report of exam findings, Banx ‘suffered unnecessary pain and suffering’.” The veterinarian further determined that Banx was “emaciated” weighing 88 pounds. Banx’s body’s condition scored 2 out of 9 on the Purina Body Condition Scale. The veterinarian reported that Banx “had a flea and hookworm infestation, anemia, worn teeth, plus, significant scarring and inflammation of the neck due to the embedded collar,” said police. Banx required surgery to remove the collar and to treat the injuries on his neck. The good news is that he is on the mend while his medical care continues.


The Columbia Police Department said that 32-years-old AIREAL TANAI AMES (pictured), is accused of failing to properly care for Banx.

AMES turned herself in to Columbia Police Department (CPD) officers on the morning of Wednesday, April 26, 2023. She is charged with Felony Ill Treatment of Animals.

AMES was released from the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center after posting a meager $1,000 bond.

Online court records show that AMES is due back in Columbia Municipal Court on May 26, 2023.


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JENNIFER MARIE HUNNICUTT arrested after fifteen animals were found dead on her property

- South Carolina, USA -


On March 13, 2023, Animal Control Deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff's Office responded to a property on 1104 Alexander Road, near Seneca, in regard to a welfare check due to reports of a goat being stuck in a fence and multiple animals who had been abandoned.


ACD knocked on the door but there was no response. While on the scene, they noticed two deceased goats.


A search warrant was then obtained and executed “in order to search for other animals that may be deceased or neglected,” said the Oconee County Sheriff's Office in a press release.

The search led to the discovery of a total of fifteen deceased animals, including eight goats, four dogs, one Bearded Dragon Domesticated Lizard, one cat, and one chicken.

The sheriff’s office said that the “deceased animals were either in a state of decomposition or only skeletal remains were recovered.”


At the property, ACD also found four live Pygmy goats, one live ewe, and one live ram.

Both the live animals and the deceased ones were removed by ACD.


On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, the Oconee County Sheriff's Office arrested 36-years-old JENNIFER MARIE HUNNICUTT (pictured).

As stated in the release, HUNNICUTT “was charged with depriving the animals of necessary sustenance and/or shelter, or by omission, which led [to] the death of some of the animals. Hunnicutt was also charged with abandoning some of the animals without securing another owner or providing the necessities of life.”


From information obtained by Animal Control Deputies it emerged that HUNNICUTT was not seen at the property for approximately a month and a-half.


HUNNICUTT was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on thirty-five (35) charges of animal cruelty.

The sheriff’s office said HUNNICUTT is facing:


15 counts of Ill Treatment of Animals in General, Torture, which are all felony charges.

14 counts of Abandonment of Animals.

6 counts of Ill Treatment of Animals, In General, Overworking, 1st Offense.


According to the release, HUNNICUTT received a combined $102,975.00 surety bond.

HUNNICUTT was released from jail after posting bond.

Online records show that HUNNICUTT will be back in court on April 25, 2023, at 8:30 a.m.


The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation is ongoing.


The sheriff’s office declined to share pictures of the animals found on the property as “as those photographs are considered evidence that will be used in the prosecution of the case.”


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HUNNICUTT’s mugshot via Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.


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KRYSTAL ALEXANDRIA PINKOWSKI arrested after dead animals were found inside and outside her home

Updated: Mar 23, 2023

- South Carolina -


On Thursday March 16, 2023, the Horry County Police Department was called to a home on the 800 block of Highway 814 in the Myrtle Beach area about a possible death investigation.


Responding officers discovered the naked body of an elderly woman lying in feces on the front porch outside her home.


According to the arrest warrant obtained by Voice For Us, as officers entered the residence, they found the home in deplorable conditions and infested with cockroaches.

According to the report, “The kitchen was infested with bugs and the refrigerator was blocked by garbage and animal cages.”

The bathroom wasn’t accessible because of the amount of garbage that was piled inside of it.


Police discovered a total of sixteen dead animals inside and outside the home, as well as animal cages.

Police reported that six snakes, five cats, four dogs, and one tarantula were found living in “inhumane and unsanitary” conditions.

One white rabbit was found decomposed. Seven snakes and four bearded dragons who were found deceased, appeared to have died from “prolonged neglect .”


Police also found children living inside the property and the hallways to their rooms were so littered with garbage and feces, that officers couldn’t see the floor.


Officers arrested on the scene 37-years-old KRYSTAL ALEXANDRIA PINKOWSKI (pictured), of Myrtle Beach. She was booked into the J. Rueben Long Detention Center and records show she is being held on a $101,000 bond.


On March 18, 2023, PINKOWSKI faced Judge Christopher John Arakas at her bond hearing.

According to online records, PINKOWSKI’s next court appearance is scheduled for April 19, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.


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PINKOWSKI’s mugshot via J. Rueben Long Detention Center.


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