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CAROLYN JEAN BRAUN arrested-Eighteen dogs found living in ‘very poor’ conditions in Manistee County

- Michigan, USA -

 

According to the Michigan State Police press release obtained by Voice For Us, on the morning of October 8, 2024, a trooper from the Michigan State Police Cadillac Post was called to a report of animals at large. Upon arrival at the scene the Trooper saw 61-year-old CAROLYN JEAN BRAUN (pictured), who was loading several dogs into a pickup truck.

 

The Trooper questioned BRAUN about it and she said she was taking the dogs “to a veterinary appointment downstate.” The Trooper asked which vet office and BRAUN provided the name.

 

However, when the Trooper called the vet, he learned that there was no appointment scheduled for BRAUN.

 

BRAUN told the Trooper she had eleven dogs but the Trooper counted them and realized there were eighteen dogs instead.  

 

From an inspection of the premises, it emerged that the dogs “had been living [in] very poor conditions”, stated the release.

 

Manistee County Animal Control stepped in to remove all the furvictims.

 

After a report was turned over to the Manistee County Prosecutor's Office, a warrant was issued for BRAUN’s arrest and she was taken into custody at her property in Thompsonville.

 

During her arrest, another dog was located inside a large conversion van and the furvictim was turned over to Manistee County Animal Control.

 

BRAUN was arraigned in the 85th District Court in Manistee County on one count of abandoning/cruelty to animals, one count of stray dog, and one count of failing to keep dogs vaccinated. She was given a $2,500 bond.

 

BRAUN’s next court appearance is set for November 5, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.

 

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Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Michigan State Police provided to Voice For Us. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.

 

BRAUN’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by Michigan State Police

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DANIELLE JEAN KILLIAN arrested - She cut one of her dogs’ throat and dumped him/her in a trash can

- California, USA -

 

On the evening of October 16, 2024, Sheriff’s North Patrol Deputies responded to an apartment complex in the 4000 block of Manzanita Avenue in Carmichael after a resident reported finding a dog in a trash can with something tied around his/her neck. 

The reporting party also stated that the dog had a laceration under his/her throat but was still alive. 

 

Upon arrival, Deputies immediately contacted Sacramento County Animal Control.

 

They then learned from the reporting party that the dog’s guardian lived in the complex and they were able to identify the subject as 41-year-old DANIELLE JEAN KILLIAN (pictured).

 

According to the press release by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, KILLIAN “lived alone with two dogs and one cat.”

 

KILLIAN said she felt her life would be easier if she only had to care for one dog and she slashed one of the two dogs’ throat. The incident happened on October 14, 2024. The following day, while the furvictim was still alive, KILLIAN put him/her in a shopping bag and disposed of him/her in the garbage bin at her apartment complex.   

 

Animal Control took the injured dog for medical treatment and took custody of the other dog.

 

Sheriff’s Property Crimes Detectives also responded to the scene and executed a search warrant at KILLIAN’s apartment, “leading to the discovery of the knife presumably used in this incident”, stated the release. 

 

The sheriff's office said that Detectives could not find the cat “and fear other animals she may have cared for in the past may have suffered abuse, as she told Detectives she moved around regularly, as often as once a year.”

 

KILLIAN was placed under arrest, transported to the Sacramento County Main Jail, and booked on animal cruelty charges. She was granted release on her own recognizance by the courts and has since been released from custody.

 

Anyone with information about this incident or others involving KILLIAN is asked to contact the sheriff's office at (916) - 874 - 5115. Thank you!

 

I emailed the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office to inquire about all of the Voiceless Victims. If I get a response, I will post an update.

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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.

  

KILLIAN’s mugshot shared from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office





 
 
 

MATTHEW SCOTT NEAL, dog trainer, arrested and eleven dogs removed from his business

- North Carolina, USA -

 

The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 32-year-old MATTHEW SCOTT NEAL (pictured), dog trainer at East Carolina Retrievers.

 

In a video posted on the department’s Facebook page, Sheriff Jackie Rogers said that at 12:30 a.m. of Wednesday, July 31, 2024, deputies executed a search warrant at NEAL’s residence and business on 2967 Ash Davis Road in Pink Hill.

 

Sheriff Rogers said that with the assistance of the Lenoir County Animal Control unit, the Craven County Sheriff’s Office’s Animal Control unit, and Duplin County Animal Control eleven (11) dogs were removed from East Carolina Retrievers and “are now in protective custody.”

 

NEAL was charged with animal cruelty in two different counties. In Lenoir County, he was hit with nine felony counts of cruelty to animals and received a $45,000 secured bond.

In Duplin County, NEAL was charged with two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals and received a $2,000 secured bond.

 

WITN News reports that the felony charges stemmed from an investigation into a video showing a “man beating a dog near a mobile kennel.”

 

According to the arrest warrants obtained by WITN News the following are the explicit details of the animal abuse allegations:

 

· Used a shock collar on a female yellow Lab type dog named Maggie “until her eyes were bloodshot.”

· “‘Punch with his hands’ and held down the shock collar remote ‘for an unreasonable amount of time’” on a male Lab type dog named Tucker.

· “Hit a puppy with a PVC ‘heeling stick’ 52 times.”

· “Choked a yellow lab type dog.”

· “Shocked a black lab type dog ‘until she vomited’.”

·“Beat ‘Tucker’ a black lab type dog.”

· “Beat ‘BoBo’ a black lab type dog.”

· “Drag and beat a Shorthair Pointer named ‘Bullet’.”

· “Shocked a black lab type dog ‘for an unreasonable amount of time’.”

 

In thanking all the agencies involved that assisted with this case, Sheriff Rogers also expressed his gratitude toward the community and said: “We would also like to thank the citizens and the incredible residents who have come forward and made statements to make today’s arrest possible.”

 

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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office and WITN News. Links included. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.

 


NEAL’s mugshot shared from the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office






 
 
 

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