- Conviction
- Two final animal-cruelty counts involving severe neglect of cats and dogs.
- Date
- Sentenced 2025-04-25; exact plea date not stated
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New Jersey animal-cruelty convictions
PawWatch Registry publishes final convictions supported by an official court, prosecutor, law-enforcement, or government registry source. Records are rechecked for corrections and removals.
32 verified recordsReview in progressLast reviewed 2026-09-01
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- Conviction
- Conspiracy to possess, train, transport, sponsor and exhibit dogs for an animal-fighting venture.
- Date
- Sentenced 2025-04-16; exact plea date not stated
- Conviction
- One count fourth-degree animal cruelty for kicking and punching his dog.
- Date
- Sentenced 2023-06-23; appellate affirmance 2024-10-25
- Conviction
- Owning, possessing, or keeping animals for the purpose of fighting or baiting them.
- Date
- Sentenced 2017-05-08
- Conviction
- Third-degree animal cruelty for killing his dog by carbon-monoxide exposure from vehicle exhaust.
- Date
- Sentenced 2015-03-06; plea entered earlier
- Conviction
- Fourth-degree cruelty to animals for engaging in sexual acts with dogs; separate CSAM offense also adjudicated.
- Date
- Pleaded guilty September 2025; sentenced January 2026
- Conviction
- Two third-degree animal-cruelty convictions: torture/abuse resulting in a cat's death and sexual use of an animal.
- Date
- Pleaded guilty April 2024; sentenced 2024-06-13
- Conviction
- One count animal cruelty after driving onto river ice and leaving his dog in a sinking vehicle, resulting in the dog's death.
- Date
- Plea September 2016; sentenced 2017-02-17
- Conviction
- Third-degree cruelty to animals via torture after repeatedly slamming a door on a cat, breaking all limbs beyond repair.
- Date
- Plea August 2023; sentenced 2023-10-19
- Conviction
- Two final animal-cruelty convictions in a case involving torture and killing of cats.
- Date
- Plea 2025-12-02; sentenced 2026-02-09
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to possess, train and transport dogs for animal fighting; sponsoring/exhibiting dogs in an animal-fighting venture; separate ammunition offense.
- Date
- Plea 2025-05-16; sentenced 2026-05-22
- Conviction
- Two counts of animal cruelty arising from severe unsanitary conditions involving approximately 129 dogs, 43 cats, and two deceased dogs.
- Date
- Plea 2024-06-25; sentenced 2024-08-16
- Conviction
- One count third-degree cruelty to animals for causing the deaths of six dogs by failing to provide proper care.
- Date
- Plea 2022-02-16; sentenced 2022-05-13
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty for abandoning three dogs in a residence, resulting in their deaths.
- Date
- Plea 2021-07-23; sentenced 2021-10-15
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty for purposely striking and killing five geese with a motor vehicle.
- Date
- Plea 2021-03-15; sentenced 2021-05-05
- Conviction
- Third-degree animal cruelty for fatally shooting a neighbor's therapy dog with an air rifle.
- Date
- Plea 2020-04-29; sentenced 2021-01-06
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty for leaving a dog caged outside in extreme heat, resulting in death.
- Date
- Plea 2019-09-30; sentenced 2020-01-10
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty (guilty plea; exact statutory count not stated)
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Third-degree animal cruelty for killing and decapitating a seagull.
- Date
- Guilty plea before 2026-02-12; sentenced 2026-03-12
- Conviction
- One third-degree animal-cruelty conviction for submerging a golden retriever puppy in a pond, causing death.
- Date
- Guilty plea 2021-08-12; sentenced 2021-10-05
- Conviction
- One animal-cruelty conviction for strangling the family dog; separate murder conviction.
- Date
- Guilty plea 2021-06-17; sentenced 2021-07-29
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty for fatally throwing a neighbor's dog into traffic.
- Date
- Convicted October 2015; sentenced 2016-02-24
- Conviction
- Third-degree cruelty to animals for fatally stabbing a Cane Corso during a robbery/homicide episode.
- Date
- Convicted 2023-08-31; sentenced 2024-02-09
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty for beating a 10-week-old puppy.
- Date
- 2025-02-06
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos
- Date
- 2025-01-27
- Conviction
- 61 counts of animal cruelty involving more than 60 dogs and puppies kept in deplorable conditions.
- Date
- 2023-10-19
- Conviction
- Animal fighting conspiracy; possessing and trafficking dogs for fighting
- Date
- 2019-07-03
- Conviction
- Animal Welfare Act dogfighting violation
- Date
- 2019-05
- Conviction
- Felony conspiracy to transport, deliver and receive dogs intended for animal fighting
- Date
- 2017-08-11
- Conviction
- Two felony conspiracy counts involving fighting dogs; one felony count possessing a dog for an animal-fighting venture
- Date
- 2017-08-10
- Conviction
- Felony conspiracy to sponsor/exhibit a dog in an animal-fighting venture; felony possession of a dog intended for fighting
- Date
- 2017-08-10
- Conviction
- Sponsoring/exhibiting a dog in a dog fight; unlawful possession of a dog intended for fighting
- Date
- 2017-06-15