GABRIELLA ISABEL SALAS arrested – She abandoned a dog and four cats without food or water for days

- Alabama, USA -

The Daphne Police Department arrested 20-years-old GABRIELLA ISABEL SALAS (pictured).

According to a press release by the Department obtained by Voice For Us, officers were called to a property on 126 Windsor Drive on Friday, October 6, 2023, for a welfare check on SALAS.

Police said they were contacted by a neighbor and SALAS’ grandparents because they were concerned for her and her animals as she had not been seen for at least six days.

Furthermore, according to the police, SALAS’ grandparents said there was a history of neglect with the animals so they entered the home.

As stated in the release, “The home was in a state of disarray. There was trash and animal feces everywhere. There was no available water or food for the animals.”

Police found five cats and one dog living in deplorable conditions.

The release described the dog as an approximately 2-year-old female blue and white Bully mix named Blue. Police said Blue was in good condition, weight wise, but “filthy and hungry.”

Among the felines, were an approximately 1-year-old female Siamese mix named Opal who was “filthy and slightly underweight”, and three kittens. The kittens were described as one male and two females approximately 4 months old, “all filthy and underweight.”

Daphne Animal Control responded to assist and with SALAS’ grandparents they came up with a plan to care for the Voiceless Victims for the weekend because the temporary animal shelter was full.

Meanwhile Officers were making calls to locate SALAS and they eventually tracked her down in Mobile. She would not say where she had been for six days.

On Monday, October 9, 2023, Animal Control along with police obtained a search warrant to seize the furvictims and they have been since in the care of the Daphne Animal Shelter.

The furbabies were treated for fleas and dewormed. The poor souls will remain at the shelter until SALAS’ court date in December.

SALAS returned home on October 30, 2023, and after police were made aware of it, she was placed under arrest. In addition to the animal cruelty charges, police charged her with two counts of drugs that were located upon serving the warrant.

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DEBRA JANE CATLEDGE arrested twice in less than two days on animal cruelty charges

- Alabama, USA -

~ Update: September 27, 2024

On September 24, 2024, 64-years-old DEBRA JANE CATLEDGE (pictured) was sentenced after in August 2024, she was found guilty of thirty-seven (37) counts of animal cruelty.

Colbert County Circuit Judge Mitchell D. Hays handed down a thirty (30) year-split-sentence. CATLEDGE will only serve nine (9) years in prison and after her release, she will be on probation for the remaining twenty-one (21) years during which time she cannot have animals. If she violates her probation she will be sent back to prison for the remainder of her sentence.

WHNT reports that according to court documents, CATLEDGE entered a guilty plea for seventeen (17) counts of second-degree dog/cat cruelty, twelve (12) counts of cruelty to animals, three (3) counts of first-degree dog/cat cruelty, three (3) counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, and two (2) counts of failure to bury livestock. Four counts were abandoned by the court to be considered in the sentencing.

As reported by WAFF, CATLEDGE  is planning on appealing her conviction. Judge Hays set a $150,000 appeal bond at the end of the sentencing. CATLEDGE is booked in the Colbert County Jail on that bond.

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On Friday, September 29, 2023, Colbert County authorities executed a search warrant on a property in Cherokee.

Corey Speegle, the director of animal services at the Colbert County Animal Shelter, told Fox News Digital that back in June he received reports of dead horses on the property which prompted an investigation. On September 25, 2023, Speegle received another report, and after presenting it to both the sheriff’s office and district attorney’s office, a search warrant was executed.

County Animal Services and State Bureau of Investigation found at least twenty-nine (29) dead horses as well as ten (10) live horses who were suffering from starvation, and nearly fifty (50) dogs who were living in horrible conditions. Additionally, officials discovered skeletal remains of two dogs. One of the deceased horses was found in a pond.

Speegle told Fox News Digital the conditions “were bad as the hair on the majority of the dogs was matted, and they were living in urine and feces. Some of the dogs were so matted that it was difficult to find the eyes. The dogs were also covered in bugs and cockroaches.”

“This was a puppy mill,” added Speegle.

All the surviving animals, including horses, dogs, donkeys, and mules, were removed from the property, and taken to the Colbert County Animal Shelter.

On Saturday, September 30, 2023, deputies with the Colbert County Sheriff’s Office arrested 63-years-old DEBRA JANE CATLEDGE (pictured) on fifteen (15) counts of animal cruelty. CATLEDGE was booked into the Colbert County Jail and released the following day after posting $12,250 bond.

WAFF reports that CATLEDGE was then arrested again on the evening of Tuesday, October 3, 2023, on state charges of twenty-eight (28) counts of failing to bury or burn dead animals.

Through Facebook posts, the Colbert County Animal Shelter thanked the volunteers who came out and helped and everyone who stepped up to assist the shelter with monetary donations and food.

On a separate note, News 19 reports that CATLEDGE “is not a stranger to animal-related cases with law enforcement. She was convicted in 2013 after authorities rescued more than 120 small dogs that were found in cages outside her home.”

After pleading guilty to the animal cruelty charges, CATLEDGE spent some time in jail and according to a plea agreement, she was no longer allowed to breed animals.

Colbert County Sheriff Eric Balentine told News 19: “After she did her 14 days, she was ‘out of sight, out of mind’ and I’m not pointing fingers because I don’t know whose at fault for that… I’m just saying after this, as long as I’m in office, somebody is going to keep an eye on what’s going on.”

As I always say, animal abusers are toxic. Toxic people do not change, they only change their victims!

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NICHOLAS JERISAAC LYNCH arrested for killing ex-girlfriend’s dog and stabbing her current boyfriend

- Alabama, USA -

At around 3:30 a.m., Friday, September 29, 2023, deputies with the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence in the 1100 block of Greymont Boulevard in Moundville, after receiving a call about a man who had been stabbed.

According to the press release by the sheriff’s office obtained by Voice For Us, upon arrival deputies learned that 29-years-old NICHOLAS JERISAAC LYNCH (pictured) had broken into his ex-girlfriend’s home. When it happened, the woman, her dog, her two children under the age of 12, and her current boyfriend were home.

The woman told deputies that LYNCH parked his car and forced his way in. During the altercation, LYNCH stabbed the woman’s boyfriend several times. He then proceeded to kill the woman’s dog and assault her children.

When deputies arrived, LYNCH had already fled the scene and the two adults had left the home. As deputies cleared the residence, they found the deceased dog and the children hiding in separate places.

According to the release, “A perimeter was set up and deputies utilized canine and arial drone assets, as well as sending an IPAWS (Emergency Phone Alert) to the surrounding area. The Drone Unit was able to locate the suspect hiding in a wooded area, and deputies and investigators converged and took him into custody.”

LYNCH is charged with Aggravated Animal Cruelty among other charges.

Online arrest records show that LYNCH is being held into the Tuscaloosa County without bond.

The sheriff’s office did not disclose additional information about the dog.

I took the liberty of naming the Voiceless Victim Starflower for the tribute image. Should his/her given name be made public, I will rectify it accordingly.

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