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NICHOLAS PAUL LITTLEJOHN arrested for neglecting and failing to provide food to two dogs

- Georgia, USA -


Floyd County Animal Control Sgt. Kelan Freeman charged 38-year-old NICHOLAS PAUL LITTLEJOHN (pictured), with animal cruelty after two dogs were found severely neglected at a residence on Wheeling Drive in Rome.


The affidavit obtained by Voice For Us identified the dogs as Chupacabra and Phantom.


Last month, Chupacabra and Phantom were found with a body condition of 2 out of 9, on the Purina Body Condition Scale. They suffered from muscle atrophy with their ribs, lumbar vertebrae and pelvic bones easily visible.


According to the affidavit, Chupacabra had a heart murmur, Grade 5 out of 6, with a palpable thrill, most likely severe mitral valve disease.

The furvictim was suffering from severe gingivitis and dental tartar with the strong possibility of requiring extraction of several teeth. Additionally, Chupacabra has bilateral nuclear sclerosis.


Phantom had skin sunken in around the ribs.


LITTLEJOHN was arrested on November 22, 2024, and charged with two felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals.


The affidavit did not contain additional information about the dogs, such as their age, breed, and gender, so I emailed Katheryn Walters, Director of Public Animal Welfare Services (P.A.W.S.), hoping to obtain some answers, some pictures, and the dogs’ current well-being.

As usual, I did not get a response from her. However, I was able to learn that Chupacabra and Phantom are in the P.A.W.S. facility and are doing very well.


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Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the affidavit provided to Voice For Us by the Floyd 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.


LITTLEJOHN’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Floyd County Sheriff's Office



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DARLENE HUTCHINSON and ARTHUR MELVIN DOLIVER arrested – Cats and dogs found in deplorable conditions

- Florida, USA -


The Highlands County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of 66-year-old DARLENE HUTCHINSON and her son, 36-year-old ARTHUR MELVIN DOLIVER (both pictured).


According to the office’s press release, what started out as an eviction, turned instead into a rescue operation for over fifty animals from the duo’s home.


On the afternoon of November 19, 2024, deputies went to 17215 Broadland Lane in the Kissimmee River Estates neighborhood to initiate an eviction process. However, once inside the single-wide mobile home, deputies discovered eight cats and forty-six dogs “living in what can only be described as deplorable conditions”, stated the release.


The sheriff's office said the entire floor of the home was covered in animal feces and garbage and infested with roaches and rats. The walls were covered with cobwebs.


Deputies found many crates, containing cats and dogs, that were covered with several inches of feces and a cloth covering the crates prevented any free air flow.


Inside the crates there were bowls that were filled with urine instead of water.


According to the sheriff's office, many of the dogs had visible flea infestations, many others had noticeable hair loss, and dogs with long fur were matted with dried feces.


Deputies said that many animals were not caged and learned that the ones who were trapped and locked in the crates had never been let out.


It took Highlands County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Unit and deputies several hours to get all of the animals out of the home. All of the Voiceless Victims were taken to the Humane Society of Highlands County, FL as the Animal Services facility is undergoing a construction project.


Deputies said the furvictims were scheduled to be seen by vets the following day.


The sheriff’s office tells me that no animals were found deceased and none of the rescued animals were euthanized.


HUTCHINSON and DOLIVER were arrested and charged with fifty-four counts of animal cruelty.

Deputies were told that mother and son had been living in the home for six years and started out with one cat and two dogs.


I asked the sheriff’s office why the duo had so many animals and I was told: “She said she took them in with the goal of finding them new homes, but that obviously was not true.”


Highlands County Sheriff Paul Blackman said in a statement: “Treating even one animal like this is inexcusable, but having more than 50 of them living in this kind of condition is just mind-boggling. There is no reason anyone can give that would justify animals being kept in this kind of situation.”


If you wish and can afford to assist the Humane Society of Highlands County, FL please click here. Thank you!


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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Highlands 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.


Mugshots shared from the Highlands County Sheriff's Office


Video by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office



 
 
 

RAFAEL CANTU BAEZ-RIESS and FRED JOHN RIESS arrested - Fifteen dead dogs found in South Boggy Creek

Updated: Nov 25, 2024

- Texas, USA -


Following a months-long investigation into the discovery of fifteen dead dogs in South Boggy Creek, 51-year-old RAFAEL CANTU BAEZ-RIESS and 61-year-old FRED JOHN RIESS (both pictured), were arrested and are facing charges.


It all started back on April 14, 2024, when in the early afternoon, the Austin Police Department responded to a report regarding dead dogs found in South Boggy Creek behind a recently sold home on 2107 Shiloh Drive in South Austin.


Animal Control Officers pulled the dogs out of the creek. The poor souls were wrapped in plastic bags or pet pee pads and surrounded by trash consistent with cleaning out a house before moving out.


In the backyard of the home on Shiloh Drive, police found fourteen abandoned ducks. Under the belief that the RIESS committed an act of cruelty to non-livestock animals or abandonment, on April 22, 2024, police issued twenty-eight warrants for the duo.


According to court documents, the RIESS moved out of their home on Shiloh Drive on April 13, 2024, after buying a new home in Cameron, Milam County.


Police said that approximately a month before the discovery of the deceased dogs, the RIESS’ realtor noticed several different types of animals on the property and when the realtor asked the duo whether they needed help relocating the animals, they refused.


On June 25, 2024, the RIESS were taken into custody by deputies with the Milam County Sheriff’s Office on Austin Police Department misdemeanor warrants.


During a police interview, BAEZ-RIESS said that he and RIESS would put in the freezer the dogs who passed away until they could arrange for their cremation. BAEZ-RIESS further said that the freezer was moved to their new house and that police would find deceased animals in there awaiting cremation.


A detective with the Milam County Sheriff’s Office obtained and executed a search warrant at the RIESS’ new home on 303 Boedeker Lane in Cameron.


Officials seized the freezer and took it to the Austin Animal Center, where investigators removed thirty-three small dead dogs and bird-like animals.


Some of the dogs were wrapped in material similar to what was found around the deceased dogs in South Boggy Creek. Investigators later determined that the dogs found in the freezer were similar in size, color and breed to those found in the creek.


Investigators are now charging the RIESS with multiple misdemeanor counts for animal cruelty and felony counts for dumping the dogs in the waterway.


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