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HAROLD DEAN LILLY arrested after abandoning a puppy in a tied-up bag in a park

Updated: Oct 20, 2024

- Ohio, USA -

 

On the morning of April 24, 2024, a puppy was found abandoned in a sack with the string drawn tight at 700 Joe Nuxhall Boulevard in Hamilton.

An employee of the park where the puppy was found discovered the bag, alerted the authorities, and Butler County Deputy Dog Warden Elizabeth Burkett responded to the scene.

 

In a video posted on the Facebook page of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, she said that the person who found the puppy had a very hard time “untying the bag” because it was pulled completely shut.

Ms. Burkett also said when she arrived, the dog looked “very defeated.”

 

Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones said the puppy was found with no food or water and was just left there to die. He rightfully called the incident a “tragedy.”

 

Ms. Burkett then took the furvictim to Animal Friends Humane Society.

 

The following day, the shelter posted an update on the puppy on their Facebook page and shared some pictures. Part of the post read: “Ryder appears to be between 2-3 months old. Yesterday on intake, he was not acting like a normal puppy. He was lethargic and weak. While we accounted for his traumatic experience, we also had to rule out sicknesses. He tested negative for parvo and was vaccinated and dewormed. We then let him rest and regain his strength and stability, under the watchful eye of our medical team.

Today, Ryder was alert, curious, and ready to eat!”

 

On May 3, 2024, Sheriff Jones announced that an investigation led to the arrest of 34-year-old HAROLD DEAN LILLY (pictured), for cruelty to a companion animal and abandoning animals, both second degree misdemeanors.

 

At the time of writing, records show LILLY is being held in the Butler County Jail awaiting an appearance in Hamilton Municipal Court.

 

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LILLY’s mugshot shared from the Butler County Jail.




 
 
 

ROBERT PHILLIPS JR. could be facing charges after forty dogs were rescued from abusive conditions

- Ohio, USA -

 

Following tips from concerned citizens about animal cruelty at a property on 7474 Kilbourne Road in Kingston Township, forty dogs were rescued and the owner of the property, ROBERT PHILLIPS JR., could soon be facing charges.

 

The Delaware County Sheriff's Office explained in a media release that “Per Ohio law, the County Dog Warden and the Humane Society have primary authority regarding animals.”

 

On Sunday, April 7, 2024, Delaware County Dog Warden Mitchell Garrett obtained a warrant from Delaware Municipal Court Judge Kyle Rohrer to enter the property. The owner of the property, PHILLIPS, was not present during the raid, so no charges have been issued at this point, but are anticipated.

 

According to the multiple comments I have read on the Facebook page of the sheriff's office and the county dog shelter, authorities have known for four years about the conditions of the dogs and nothing was done before the Sunday’s raid.

 

Garrett said: “Mr. Phillips has been known to us for several years” but previous visits had found only six dogs, all in good health. Garrett also said that although complaints kept coming in, in recent years, no one would complete a witness statement that would enable the Dog Shelter staff to act.

According to Garrett, a “statement was received Friday night, alleging many more dogs on the property than were previously known and that they had been observed in abusive conditions.”

 

With the statement and the warrant, officials were able to enter the property, rescue the dogs, and also initiate a site investigation of the conditions.

 

Garrett said the raid took about three hours and was conducted with the help of personnel from the Humane Society of Delaware County, the Marion County Dog Warden’s Office, the Morrow County Humane Agent, and the nonprofit group Rico Pet Recovery.

 

The rescued dogs, most believed to be Pitbulls or Pitbull mixes, are being cared for at the Delaware County Dog Shelter and the Humane Society of Delaware County facility.

 

The Columbus Dispatch reports that “The Ohio Department of Agriculture maintains a database of high-volume dog breeders”. PHILLIPS, and the address of the home from which the dogs were rescued, are “listed in the state's database.”

 

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BREIGH MECHLING facing four animal cruelty charges

- Ohio, USA -

 

On Saturday, December 2, 2023, Liberty police arrested 33-years-old BREIGH MECHLING (pictured), on an arrest warrant issued by the Warren city prosecutor’s office on November 30, 2023, for failing to appear in Warren Municipal Court on four misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals.

 

It all started on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, when officers with the Howland Township Police Department responded to MECHLING’s duplex on Elisabeth Avenue. Police said that MECHLING took off when she saw police approaching. Officers met with a man who said that MECHLING had asked him to put her dogs somewhere, after she had been evicted, but when the man saw the condition the dogs were in, he realized he had to alert the authorities.

 

Police found three dogs and a cat.

One of the dogs was throwing up liquid and bile. The other two dogs were so emaciated that their bones were visible through their skin and one of them had open wounds. Officers also reported seeing bugs jumping on and around a cat who had been left in a crate.

 

The four Voiceless Victims were removed and placed in the care of The Healthy Hearts and Paws Project.

 

MECHLING was located at a motel on 4250 Belmont Avenue.

On the afternoon of Saturday, December 2, 2023, an officer on patrol had been checking the parking lot of the motel described as a “high crime area” known for human trafficking, gang activity, drug trafficking, gun crimes, fugitives, and other crimes.

The officer saw a woman, later identified as MECHLING and a man later identified as CHRISTOPHER FLYNN, carrying things from a SUV. The officer ran a check on the plate and learned that MECHLING had a warrant out for her arrest for four counts of animal cruelty.

 

When MECHLING was questioned, she had two other dogs with her.

Police also found methamphetamine in a purse containing MECHLING’s personal belongings.

 

On Monday, December 4, 2023, MECHLING appeared at Warren Municipal Court for her arraignment and she pleaded not guilty to the charges. Her bond was set at $2,500. MECHLING is expected back in court on December 15, 2023.

 

Jason Cooke, with The Healthy Hearts and Paws Project told WKBN that in total five dogs and three cats were removed from MECHLING and the shelter is now caring for them.

 

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MECHLING’s mugshot shared from the Trumbull County Jail.


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