- Conviction
- Eight counts possessing and training a dog for dog fighting; one count conspiracy to exhibit dogs in and train dogs for dog fighting.
- Date
- Sentenced 2020
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Florida animal-cruelty convictions
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- Statewide and major local official sources have not been reviewed for the complete 2015-present period.
- Conviction
- Two counts aggravated animal cruelty under Fla. Stat. §828.12(2); repeated intentional infliction of excessive and unnecessary pain on a dog, resulting in death
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Aggravated animal cruelty.
- Date
- Conviction before 2025-03-14
- Conviction
- Four counts aggravated animal cruelty involving puppies.
- Date
- Conviction before 2020-03-26
- Conviction
- Three counts aggravated animal cruelty involving three sheep; separate burglary conviction.
- Date
- Conviction before 2019-06-19
- Conviction
- One felony animal-cruelty count involving a seven-month-old Labrador Retriever.
- Date
- Conviction before 2019-04-10
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty.
- Date
- Conviction before 2017-02-15
- Conviction
- Aggravated animal cruelty for severely beating a five-pound poodle.
- Date
- Convicted 2018-06; sentenced 2018-07-27
- Conviction
- Four counts aggravated cruelty to animals with a weapon; six counts aggravated cruelty to animals (torture or torment)
- Date
- By 2024-05-10
- Conviction
- Federal dogfighting conviction arising from the Gadsden County dogfighting prosecution.
- Date
- By 2021-06-08
- Conviction
- Federal dogfighting conviction arising from the north Florida dogfighting prosecution.
- Date
- By 2021-06-08
- Conviction
- Felony cruelty to animals for beating and stabbing dog Ponce to death.
- Date
- By 2020-12-18
- Conviction
- Felony aggravated animal cruelty; misdemeanor abandoning an animal to die
- Date
- 2026-09-30
- Conviction
- 3 counts Fighting or Baiting Animals; 9 counts Animal Cruelty; additional controlled-substance, wildlife and cannabis offenses
- Date
- 2026-08-06
- Conviction
- Aggravated Animal Cruelty
- Date
- 2026-07-15
- Conviction
- Aggravated Animal Cruelty
- Date
- 2026-06-19
- Conviction
- 2 counts Animal Cruelty; 2 counts Aggravated Stalking
- Date
- 2026-05-28
- Conviction
- Cruelty to Animals, alongside criminal mischief, felony battery, felon-in-possession, aggravated assault and witness tampering
- Date
- 2026-05-12
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty resulting in pain or suffering (third-degree felony)
- Date
- 2026-05-08
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty with intent to injure or kill
- Date
- 2026-05-04
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2026-04-29
- Conviction
- 6 counts Cruelty to Animals; 6 counts Confinement or Abandonment of Animals; additional wildlife-permit offenses
- Date
- 2026-04-07
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2026-03-12
- Conviction
- 2 counts Animal Cruelty, alongside 2 counts First-Degree Premeditated Murder
- Date
- 2026-03-11
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2026-03-02
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2026-03-02
- Conviction
- Distribution of animal crush videos
- Date
- 2026-03-02
- Conviction
- Sexual Activity with an Animal, third-degree felony; multiple child-sex offenses
- Date
- 2026-02-24
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2026-02-11
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2026-02-09
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2025-12-18
- Conviction
- Aggravated Animal Cruelty
- Date
- 2025-11-04
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2025-10-09
- Conviction
- Attending animal fighting or baiting
- Date
- 2025-10-01
- Conviction
- 2 counts Sexual Activity with Animals; 4 counts Possession of Child Pornography
- Date
- 2025-09-29
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2025-08-28
- Conviction
- Attending animal fighting or baiting
- Date
- 2025-08-22
- Conviction
- Cruelty to Animals; Confinement of Animals without Sufficient Food, Water or Exercise
- Date
- 2025-07-30
- Conviction
- Sexual Activity with an Animal
- Date
- 2025-04-16
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2025-04-03
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2025-03-17
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2025-03-14
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2025-03-05
- Conviction
- 13 counts felony cruelty to animals causing death, pain or suffering; 10 counts misdemeanor cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2025-03-03
- Conviction
- Aggravated cruelty to animals; improper disposal of an animal carcass
- Date
- 2025-02-21
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to violate federal dogfighting prohibitions and being a felon in possession of a firearm
- Date
- 2025-02-18
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2025-02-06
- Conviction
- Fighting or baiting animals; breed/train/sell/own/possess
- Date
- 2025-02-03
- Conviction
- Cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2025-01-30
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2025-01-23
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty; also second-degree murder and armed burglary
- Date
- 2025
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-12-20
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-12-16
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-12-09
- Conviction
- Cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2024-11-25
- Conviction
- Two separate verified federal animal-fighting conviction episodes: conspiracy/possession/transport of a fighting dog in the Middle District of Georgia; possession of fighting dogs and Animal Welfare Act conspiracy in the Northern District of Florida
- Date
- 2024-11-22; 2025-07-03
- Conviction
- Felony conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act animal-fighting prohibition; possessing and transporting a dog for use in an animal-fighting venture
- Date
- 2024-11-22
- Conviction
- Attending animal fighting or baiting
- Date
- 2024-11-04
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-10-15
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-10-08
- Conviction
- Confinement without sufficient food, water or exercise
- Date
- 2024-09-18
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-09-10
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-09-09
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-09-09
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-09-09
- Conviction
- Three counts of animal cruelty
- Date
- 2024-08-13
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-06-17
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-06-17
- Conviction
- Five counts unlawful abandonment or confinement of an animal
- Date
- 2024-06-05
- Conviction
- Aggravated Animal Cruelty with a Firearm
- Date
- 2024-05-21
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-03-21
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-03-18
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to create and distribute animal-crush videos
- Date
- 2024-02-13
- Conviction
- Aggravated animal abuse / aggravated animal cruelty
- Date
- 2024-01-16
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2024-01-08
- Conviction
- Animal Cruelty — exact count/statutory degree not restated in later official release
- Date
- 2024
- Conviction
- Cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2023-12-27
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2023-12-14
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2023-11-07
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2023-11-07
- Conviction
- One felony and two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty
- Date
- 2023-11-07
- Conviction
- Aggravated animal cruelty; tampering with evidence
- Date
- 2023-10
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2023-07-07
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2023-07-07
- Conviction
- Animal abuse crime qualifying for Marion County Animal Abuser Registry under Molly's Law; exact underlying statutory count not stated on registry page
- Date
- 2023-06-02
- Conviction
- Felony cruelty to animals; tampering with physical evidence
- Date
- 2023-05
- Conviction
- 21 counts of aggravated animal cruelty
- Date
- 2023-02-23
- Conviction
- Four counts aggravated animal cruelty; additional cruelty-to-animals counts
- Date
- 2022-07-12
- Conviction
- One count of animal cruelty, alongside four counts of first-degree murder
- Date
- 2022-04-14
- Conviction
- Fighting or baiting animals; breed/train/sell/own/possess
- Date
- 2021-11-01
- Conviction
- Creation of an animal-crush video involving sexual abuse of dogs, 18 U.S.C. § 48(a)(2)(B), alongside child-pornography offenses
- Date
- 2021-07-29
- Conviction
- Animal Cruelty
- Date
- 2021-07-20
- Conviction
- Federal dogfighting conspiracy and related dogfighting offenses within a broader drug-trafficking prosecution.
- Date
- 2021-06-04
- Conviction
- Aggravated animal cruelty; dog died of heat stroke after being left in vehicle
- Date
- 2021-04-29
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act animal-fighting prohibition; related felon-in-possession conviction
- Date
- 2021
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to violate federal dog-fighting prohibitions; purchasing and possessing a fighting dog for use in an animal-fighting venture
- Date
- 2020-08-12
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to violate federal dog-fighting prohibitions; delivering and possessing a dog for use in an animal-fighting venture
- Date
- 2020-08-10
- Conviction
- Felony conspiracy to violate the animal-fighting prohibitions of the federal Animal Welfare Act
- Date
- 2020-03-04
- Conviction
- One count Aggravated Animal Cruelty, third-degree felony
- Date
- 2020-02-06
- Conviction
- Aggravated Animal Cruelty
- Date
- 2020-02-06
- Conviction
- 12 felony counts Aggravated Animal Cruelty
- Date
- 2020-01-31
- Conviction
- Two felony animal-cruelty counts and four misdemeanor animal-cruelty counts for starving and neglecting dogs.
- Date
- 2019-09-23
- Conviction
- Aggravated animal cruelty for fatally stabbing a dog; separate murder, armed burglary and aggravated-battery convictions.
- Date
- 2019-06-25
- Conviction
- Four felony counts of cruelty to animals involving neglected horses.
- Date
- 2019-06-06
- Conviction
- Federal organized dogfighting conviction from the 2019 north Florida prosecution.
- Date
- 2019 conviction; later supervised-release case in 2025