- Conviction
- Felony aggravated animal cruelty.
- Date
- Sentenced 2024-02-06
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Montana animal-cruelty convictions
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- Conviction
- Five felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty for killing and mutilating cats.
- Date
- Sentenced 2022-10-18; exact plea date not stated in retained source
- Conviction
- Two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty involving starving dogs; a third originally charged count was dropped.
- Date
- Plea/sentencing before 2025-11-24; exact date not stated in retained final source
- Conviction
- One felony animal-cruelty count and one misdemeanor animal-cruelty count involving two severely emaciated dogs; two separate dogs-running-at-large counts are non-cruelty offenses.
- Date
- Plea 2025-05-23; sentenced 2025-07-07
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty for shooting a dog during the same incident as a separate attempted deliberate homicide offense.
- Date
- Plea 2015-09; sentenced 2015-12-03
- Conviction
- Felony aggravated animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Felony aggravated animal cruelty involving shooting and decapitating a dog at a campground near Bernice.
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- One felony count of aggravated animal cruelty under § 45-8-217(2), MCA, involving neglect of a herd of approximately 58 horses.
- Date
- Jury conviction 2022-04-27; sentencing hearing 2022-06-22; conviction affirmed 2023-06-06
- Conviction
- One count of animal cruelty involving severe neglect of horses, including two surviving severely underweight horses and two horses found dead.
- Date
- Guilty plea publicly announced 2025-04-19; exact court plea date not separately stated in retained source
- Conviction
- One felony count of aggravated animal cruelty under § 45-8-217(2), MCA, involving neglect of a herd of 10 or more horses.
- Date
- Guilty plea before 2022-06-22; sentencing hearing 2022-06-22; written judgment 2022-07-07
- Conviction
- One felony count of aggravated animal cruelty involving more than 10 animals; 37 dogs and other animals were seized from her residence.
- Date
- Guilty plea 2025-11-19; sentencing was postponed again on 2026-04-10
- Conviction
- Felony aggravated animal cruelty with firearm enhancement for shooting a dog that later died.
- Date
- Convicted late 2020; sentenced 2021-04-19
- Conviction
- One felony count of aggravated animal cruelty and three felony counts of cruelty to animals involving a large multi-species animal-hoarding/neglect case.
- Date
- Convicted 2024-08-02; sentenced 2024-11-25
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty involving neglected dogs
- Date
- 2026-05-22
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty involving neglected dogs
- Date
- 2026-05-22
- Conviction
- 1 count animal cruelty
- Date
- 2024-03-18
- Conviction
- 11 misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals arising from abuse, killing, and neglect of dogs.
- Date
- 2022; exact plea/sentencing day not stated in retained source
- Conviction
- Three felony aggravated animal cruelty counts; five felony cruelty-to-animals counts; one misdemeanor cruelty-to-animals count
- Date
- 2019-02-26
- Conviction
- One misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals.
- Date
- 2018-05-25
- Conviction
- Three felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty, five felony counts of cruelty to animals, and one misdemeanor cruelty-to-animals count.
- Date
- 2017-04-20
- Conviction
- One misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals.
- Date
- 2016-01-29
- Conviction
- Misdemeanor animal cruelty
- Date
- 2015-08-11