- Conviction
- Two counts cruelty to animals; separate unlicensed-dog and abandonment offenses.
- Date
- Written verdict 2017-04-28; sentenced 2017-09-29
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Pennsylvania animal-cruelty convictions
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- Conviction
- One count of cruelty to animals under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5533(a) involving severe matting/neglect of an elderly terrier.
- Date
- Trial judgment 2022-09-26; appellate affirmance 2023-07-25
- Conviction
- Federal conviction for creation of an animal crush video, alongside separate child-exploitation offenses.
- Date
- Sentenced 2026-06-05
- Conviction
- One count of aggravated cruelty to animals under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5534(a)(2), based on neglect of a horse that died.
- Date
- Sentenced 2022-12-16
- Conviction
- Aggravated cruelty to animals—torture for causing a horse's death through prolonged deprivation of food/sustenance without veterinary care, plus related lesser animal offenses.
- Date
- Sentenced 2021-09-10; affirmed 2022-09-16
- Conviction
- One felony animal-fighting conviction for causing/allowing an animal to engage in animal fighting for amusement or gain.
- Date
- Sentenced 2018-03-15; affirmed 2019-03-04
- Conviction
- Two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, plus neglect and cruelty to animals, for severely abusing and paralyzing a dog.
- Date
- Plea June 2025; sentenced 2026-01-13
- Conviction
- One felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals for beating a dog to death with a baseball bat.
- Date
- Plea April 2025; sentenced 2025-07-01
- Conviction
- Two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals: torture and causing serious bodily injury to a dog.
- Date
- Plea 2023-05-02; sentenced 2023-06-27; affirmed 2024-07-02
- Conviction
- One third-degree felony count of aggravated animal cruelty for shooting a kitten in the eye with an air rifle and failing to obtain veterinary care.
- Date
- Plea 2022-08-16; sentenced 2022-10-19
- Conviction
- Two counts of cruelty to animals involving a dog that died from starvation and hypothermia.
- Date
- Plea 2018-05-24; sentenced 2018-07-23; affirmed 2019-04-30
- Conviction
- Eleven counts cruelty to animals.
- Date
- Plea 2018-02-20; sentenced 2018-04-04
- Conviction
- One count cruelty to animals; aggravated-cruelty and neglect counts were nolle prossed.
- Date
- Plea 2018-02-15; sentenced 2018-03-28
- Conviction
- One count cruelty to animals within a broader multi-offense plea.
- Date
- Plea 2016-09-08; sentenced 2016-10-28
- Conviction
- Fourteen final neglect-of-animals convictions involving five dogs after appellate review; one of the original fifteen convictions was reversed.
- Date
- Original judgment 2022-10-19; appellate decision 2024-05-30
- Conviction
- One misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals arising from the death of a beagle.
- Date
- Late March 2023; sentencing reported 2023-04-03
- Conviction
- One aggravated-cruelty-to-animals conviction and one cruelty-to-animals conviction, along with a separate defiant-trespass conviction.
- Date
- Jury verdict 2021-10-12; original sentence 2022-03-10; appellate decision 2023-05-22
- Conviction
- One misdemeanor count of neglect of animals—failure to provide veterinary care, plus 27 summary animal-neglect/cruelty offenses.
- Date
- Jury conviction 2023-05-08; summary convictions and sentencing 2023-08-03; affirmed 2024-07-12
- Conviction
- One misdemeanor count of neglect of animals—failure to provide veterinary care, plus 27 summary animal-neglect/cruelty offenses.
- Date
- Jury conviction 2023-05-08; summary convictions and sentencing 2023-08-03; affirmed 2024-07-12
- Conviction
- Two counts cruelty to animals within a broader murder/arson prosecution.
- Date
- Judgment of sentence 2018-09-20
- Conviction
- Twelve standing cruelty convictions plus one summary cruelty conviction later resolved after appeal.
- Date
- Initial pleas 2021-09-02; summary re-plea 2022-06
- Conviction
- One count of cruelty to animals involving an injured, underweight husky; the guilty-plea record states police observed the dog with serious injuries and distress.
- Date
- Guilty plea/sentencing 2024-02-14; affirmed 2025-01-17
- Conviction
- One final animal-cruelty conviction arising from a residence where seven cats, six dogs and two ferrets lacked food/water and two cats were found dead.
- Date
- Guilty plea January 2026; sentenced 2026-04-27
- Conviction
- One count of cruelty to animals involving a 3-week-old puppy found stuffed face-down in a rear-seat storage compartment during a traffic stop.
- Date
- Guilty plea 2026-06-11; sentenced 2026-07-23
- Conviction
- One count of cruelty to animals entered as part of a multi-offense guilty plea after investigators found the household's pet reptiles dead inside the condominium.
- Date
- Guilty plea 2025-12-15; sentenced 2026-02-18
- Conviction
- Two cruelty-to-animals convictions.
- Date
- Convicted before 2015-04-14; original sentence 2015-04-14
- Conviction
- Seventeen counts of animal cruelty for abandoning more than a dozen animals in a home without food or water.
- Date
- Convicted 2026-03-18; sentenced 2026-06-26
- Conviction
- One second-degree misdemeanor count of animal cruelty and two third-degree misdemeanor counts of animal neglect (sustenance/water and veterinary care).
- Date
- Convicted 2025-12-17; sentenced 2026-01-08; affirmed 2026-09-23
- Conviction
- One cruelty-to-animals conviction within a murder prosecution.
- Date
- Convicted 2018; sentenced 2018-11-14
- Conviction
- Three counts of animal fighting, one count possession of animal-fighting paraphernalia, and seven summary cruelty-to-animals convictions.
- Date
- Convicted 2017-06-22; sentenced 2017-08-03; affirmed 2018-08-14
- Conviction
- One cruelty-to-animals conviction within an eleven-count broader criminal case.
- Date
- Convicted 2016-12-02; sentenced 2017-02-03
- Conviction
- One cruelty-to-animals conviction within a broader violent/arson case.
- Date
- Convicted 2015-08-19; sentenced 2015-10-14
- Conviction
- Misdemeanor animal cruelty
- Date
- After 2018 offense; by 2019-09-30
- Conviction
- One count cruelty to animals, second-degree misdemeanor, involving a severely malnourished dog.
- Date
- 2026-09-02
- Conviction
- One count cruelty to animals, second-degree misdemeanor, involving a severely malnourished dog.
- Date
- 2026-09-02
- Conviction
- Two counts aggravated cruelty to animals; six counts cruelty to animals; 13 counts neglect of animals
- Date
- 2026-06-04
- Conviction
- Two final misdemeanor animal-related convictions: cruelty to animals and neglect of animals involving an injured, underweight parakeet with a broken leg.
- Date
- 2026-04-23
- Conviction
- Two final animal-cruelty convictions: one count of cruelty to animals and one count of aggravated cruelty to animals for scattering dog treats containing fishhooks and razor blades; one dog required two surgeries after ingesting a treat.
- Date
- 2026-04-09
- Conviction
- One federal count of conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos depicting violent torture of monkeys.
- Date
- 2026-04-01
- Conviction
- Aggravated animal cruelty by torture; aggravated animal cruelty causing serious injury or death; misdemeanor animal cruelty
- Date
- 2026-02-13
- Conviction
- Two counts aggravated animal cruelty
- Date
- 2026-02-05
- Conviction
- Two final convictions: one felony count of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals and one misdemeanor count of Neglect of an Animal for failing to provide necessary veterinary care to an injured and neglected dog.
- Date
- 2026-01-09
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos
- Date
- 2025-12-16
- Conviction
- Two final misdemeanor convictions: cruelty to animals and neglect of animals for failing to provide veterinary care to a service dog with severe infection and other injuries.
- Date
- 2025-01-30
- Conviction
- Aggravated cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2024-12
- Conviction
- One felony count of Aggravated Cruelty to an Animal involving severe neglect of an underweight dog kept without adequate food or water.
- Date
- 2024-10-03
- Conviction
- Three felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals after a dog and two puppies were locked in a room and starved to death.
- Date
- 2023-03-07
- Conviction
- Two final animal-cruelty convictions: aggravated cruelty to animals and cruelty to animals for killing his greyhound and burning the dog's body on a barbecue grill.
- Date
- 2022-03-23
- Conviction
- 25 animal cruelty-related counts, including five felony aggravated cruelty counts and 20 misdemeanor/summary counts
- Date
- 2021-10
- Conviction
- One animal-neglect/cruelty count for lack of veterinary care.
- Date
- 2021-09
- Conviction
- Five misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals.
- Date
- 2021-02-26
- Conviction
- Felony aggravated cruelty to an animal
- Date
- 2019-12-05
- Conviction
- Two counts aggravated cruelty to animals.
- Date
- 2019-07-09
- Conviction
- One count cruelty to animals within a broader multi-offense case.
- Date
- 2019-07-08
- Conviction
- Six misdemeanor/summary counts cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2019-05-23
- Conviction
- Ninety-four counts of animal cruelty.
- Date
- 2019-01-29
- Conviction
- Ninety-four counts of animal cruelty arising from multiple search warrants and more than 100 animals removed.
- Date
- 2019-01-29
- Conviction
- Thirty-four cruelty-to-animals counts in the criminal docket.
- Date
- 2019-01-14
- Conviction
- Eight counts aggravated cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2019-01-03
- Conviction
- Seven hundred thirty summary counts of cruelty to animals; separate sexual-intercourse-with-animals and corruption offenses were also resolved.
- Date
- 2019-01
- Conviction
- Seven hundred thirty summary counts of cruelty to animals; separate sexual-intercourse-with-animals and corruption offenses were also resolved.
- Date
- 2019-01
- Conviction
- Seven hundred thirty summary counts of cruelty to animals; separate sexual-intercourse-with-animals and corruption offenses were also resolved.
- Date
- 2019-01
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty; multiple counts (number not reported)
- Date
- 2018-08-06
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty; multiple counts (number not reported)
- Date
- 2018-08-06
- Conviction
- One misdemeanor animal-cruelty conviction involving a dog found dumped in a trash bag.
- Date
- 2018-03-15
- Conviction
- Animal-neglect/cruelty plea for failure to provide necessary veterinary care to a dog.
- Date
- 2017-03-07
- Conviction
- One summary count of cruelty to animals.
- Date
- 2016-08-18