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JONNI VALDES GOULDING and JOSEPH TAYLOR SCROGGS accused of abandoning a blind and emaciated dog

Updated: Feb 26, 2024

- North Carolina, USA -

 

~ Update: February 26, 2024

 

According to the arrest warrants, the Voiceless Victim’s name was Luna. The picture has been updated accordingly. I am still waiting to hear back from the Davidson County Sheriff's Office regarding Luna’s age.


I also learned that SCROGGS’s case is currently scheduled for court on April 19, 2024.

 

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The Davidson County Sheriff's Office announced that 54-years-old JONNI VALDES GOULDING and 56-years-old JOSEPH TAYLOR SCROGGS (both pictured), are facing animal cruelty charges in connection with a case that is beyond evil!

 

According to the media release by the sheriff’s office, on January 8, 2024, deputies received a call about a blind, emaciated Husky type dog who was found abandoned near the Warf Road/Feezor Road area.

 

With the help of the Davidson County Animal Shelter and the Neshama Animal Rescue a post was published on social media, and that helped to determine that GOULDING and SCROGGS were the guardians of the Voiceless Victim.

 

According to the sheriff's office, despite the emergency medical treatment provided to the dog and all efforts to save this precious life, the furvictim’s “condition [deteriorated] rapidly and she succumbed to her abuse and neglect.’”

 

On January 19, 2024, SGROGGS, of 300 Cloverdale Drive in High Point, was charged and arrested for one felony count of animal cruelty and one misdemeanor count of animal cruelty. 

 

On February 21, 2024, GOULDING, of 2107 Pyramids Village Boulevard in Greensboro, was charged with one felony count of animal cruelty and one misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals/abandonment of an animal. She is scheduled to appear in District Court in Lexington on the morning of Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 9:00.

 

Davidson County Sheriff Richie Simmons encourages anyone with information related to this case to contact Deputy C. Soles at the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Division at (336) - 242 - 2105. Thank you!

 

Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the media release by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office. Link included.

Please note that details may be removed or new information added should officials sources report an update.

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 Davidson County Sheriff's Office.

 

Isabell Daniela Sforza posted a picture of the Voiceless Victim in the Facebook Group Lost and Found Pets Davidson County, NC.




 
 
 

JILL LEA HOUCHENS arrested on 146 animal cruelty/neglect charges - Dead animals found in a freezer

- Arizona, USA -

 

The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 56-years-old JILL LEA HOUCHENS (pictured).

 

In a media release, the sheriff's office said that an investigation into HOUCHENS was launched on February 6, 2024, after receiving a report of animal cruelty at her residence.

According to the initial report, there were deceased animals inside a freezer as well as several live animals being kept in unsanitary conditions.

 

On February 9, 2024, officials executed a search warrant and once inside the residence, deputies and Animal Control Officers found several animals living in extremely poor conditions.

As stated in the release, the areas where the Voiceless Victims were being kept, were “filled with feces and there was no clean area for the animals to stand.”

There was little to no water available for any of the animals and no food left out. 

 

In total, officials removed from the property twenty-four (24) animals, including five (5) dead ones. Eight of the rescued furvictims “required medical attention for several issues including but not limited to embedded nails, infections, and severe matting. “

 

The rescued animals are being held as evidence until this case is adjudicated.

 

On the afternoon of Monday, February 19, 2024, deputies arrested HOUCHENS, of Hereford, and booked her into the Cochise County Jail on twenty-seven (27) felony counts of Animal Cruelty/Neglect and one hundred and nineteen (119) misdemeanor counts of Animal Cruelty/Neglect.   

 

According to the media release, HOUCHENS “has reportedly been known to operate an animal rescue and provide pet sitting services in and around Cochise County.” 

 

AZ Central reports: “A spokesperson from the Sheriff's Office told The Arizona Republic that Jill Houchens was previously employed by the Cochise County Sherriff's Office but has not been employed by them for over six and a half years. They told The Arizona Republic she runs her own ‘rescue’ called Zoeys Ranch and pulls from Sierra Vista Shelter.”

 

The investigation is ongoing.

 

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HOUCHENS’ mugshot shared from the Cochise County Sheriff's Office





 
 
 

JOSEF LIMBAGA LUAGUE and NORMAL THOMAS KIBE, former animal services employees, arrested

- Georgia, USA -

 

The Cobb County Police Department arrested 28-years-old JOSEF LIMBAGA LUAGUE and 26-years-old NORMAL THOMAS KIBE (both pictured), both of Marietta.

 

LUAGUE and KIBE, former Cobb County Animal Control employees, were arrested in two separate incidents.

 

LUAGUE was arrested on February 9, 2024, after he “aggressively slammed a dog between the door and the metal frame of a cage”, reports FOX 5 Atlanta. The news outlet further reports that according to another court document, LUAGUE is “also accused of kicking a dog.”

 

Nine days later, on February 18, 2024, KIBE was arrested for slamming a cat against a wall. The incident happened in January 2024, at Cobb County Animal Control shelter while KIBE was still an employee. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, records also show that KIBE “‘forcefully threw’ a soft pet carrier with a cat inside it on the same day.”

 

LUAGUE and KIBE were released after posting bond and are awaiting their next court dates.

 

Cobb County Animal Control wrote in a statement: “These are isolated incidents and don't reflect the dedication and hard work of our employees.”


The investigation is still active.


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