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Robert Dean Archer II

Howard Township, Michigan

Conviction
Sentenced 2023-07-21; exact plea/conviction date not separately stated in retained source: Animal cruelty and abandonment involving a property where 107 animals were found.; Sentenced 2026-02-13; exact plea date not separately stated in retained court-document report: Three counts Abandoning/Cruelty to One Animal; originally charged with additional counts that were not retained as final convictions.
Conviction or sentencing date
Sentenced 2023-07-21; exact plea/conviction date not separately stated in retained source; Sentenced 2026-02-13; exact plea date not separately stated in retained court-document report
Sentence
Sentenced 2023-07-21; exact plea/conviction date not separately stated in retained source: 7 days jail and 2 years probation.; Sentenced 2026-02-13; exact plea date not separately stated in retained court-document report: 3 years probation; restitution to Cass County Animal Control if requested; required participation in mental-health court; prohibited from owning or possessing animals without written court order. Counts may be reduced to misdemeanors after successful probation completion.
Case number
Sentenced 2023-07-21; exact plea/conviction date not separately stated in retained source: Not stated; Sentenced 2026-02-13; exact plea date not separately stated in retained court-document report: Not stated
Last source verification
2026-09-09
View WNDU 16 News Now — reporting attributed to Cass County Prosecutor's Office source