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Louisiana animal-cruelty convictions

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34 verified recordsReview in progressLast reviewed 2026-09-01

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Charles Calvin Akins

Many, LA

Conviction
Possession of a dog for use in an animal fighting venture.
Date
Sentenced 2022-12-21; guilty-plea date not stated in retained sentencing release
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Dennis Pleasant

New Orleans, LA

Conviction
Two counts Animal Cruelty; also pleaded guilty to firearm, resisting, trespass, and drug-paraphernalia offenses.
Date
March 2026; exact plea/sentencing day not stated in official release
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Terry Lee Yetman

Not stated, LA

Conviction
Five counts of sexual abuse of an animal by engaging in sexual contact.
Date
Guilty-plea date not stated in retained appellate opinion; sentenced 2021-11-23; appellate affirmance 2023-01-11
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Antonio Damon Atkins

Baton Rouge, LA

Conviction
Conspiracy to sponsor, exhibit, possess and transport animals in an interstate animal-fighting venture, plus possession of an animal in such a venture, in violation of the Animal Welfare Act.
Date
Guilty plea 2023-07-13; sentenced 2023-12-13
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Clay Turner

Loranger, LA

Conviction
Possession of an animal for use in an animal-fighting venture.
Date
Guilty plea 2021-06-30; sentenced 2022-04-12
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Justin P. Craighead

Not stated, LA

Conviction
Aggravated cruelty to animals for killing his dog by stabbing.
Date
Conviction arose from 2021 prosecution; exact verdict date not stated in retained Supreme Court decision; Louisiana Supreme Court resentencing order 2025-02-05
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Michael Walters

Not stated, LA

Conviction
2 misdemeanor counts simple cruelty to animals
Date
By 2025-06-18 (exact conviction/sentencing date unavailable)
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Dylan Landry

Denham Springs, LA

Conviction
More than 100 counts involving sexual abuse of an animal / animal-abuse imagery
Date
2026-04-14
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Steven Harden

Pearl River, LA

Conviction
Three counts Sexual Abuse of an Animal; also pleaded guilty to two child-pornography possession offenses.
Date
2026-03-23
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Ashley Carambat

Pearl River, LA

Conviction
Sexual Abuse of an Animal; also pleaded guilty to first-degree rape, child-pornography production, and aggravated crimes against nature.
Date
2026-03-12
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Tracy Gordon

Vacherie, LA

Conviction
Aggravated cruelty to animals
Date
2024-09 (plea/sentencing week Sept. 16-20; exact day unavailable)
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Angela Dawn Holloway Austin

Bogalusa, LA

Conviction
One count Sexual Abuse of an Animal; also pleaded guilty to four counts Production of Child Pornography in the same Washington Parish case.
Date
2024-07-22
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