- Conviction
- One reduced count of torture of a companion animal, a class A misdemeanor, involving mistreatment of puppies.
- Date
- Sentenced September 2025
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Utah animal-cruelty convictions
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15 verified recordsReview in progressLast reviewed 2026-09-01
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- Conviction
- Aggravated cruelty to an animal arising from repeatedly shooting a dog with a BB gun.
- Date
- Sentenced 2018-06-12
- Conviction
- Two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty involving the killing of two dogs.
- Date
- Pleaded guilty February 2020; sentenced March 2020
- Conviction
- Aggravated cruelty to an animal, reduced to a class A misdemeanor, for beating a puppy with a baseball bat.
- Date
- Plea September 2015; sentenced December 2015
- Conviction
- One count of torture of a companion animal, a third-degree felony, for setting a dog on fire; also pleaded guilty to a separate arson offense.
- Date
- Plea May 2022; sentenced 2022-07-13
- Conviction
- One count of torture of a companion animal, a third-degree felony, involving burning and torturing kittens.
- Date
- Plea December 2016; sentenced 2017-01-23
- Conviction
- Four counts of torture of a companion animal, third-degree felonies, for throwing six puppies from a moving vehicle at highway speeds.
- Date
- Plea 2026-03-23; sentenced 2026-05-18
- Conviction
- Aggravated animal cruelty, class A misdemeanor, for killing his cat.
- Date
- Plea 2019-05-02; sentenced 2019-06-20
- Conviction
- One class B misdemeanor count of aggravated cruelty to an animal after police K-9 Endy died in a hot patrol vehicle.
- Date
- Plea 2017-10-02; sentenced 2017-11-13
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- 2 third-degree felony counts of torture of a companion animal; separate assault conviction.
- Date
- Guilty plea August 2016; sentenced 2016-11-04
- Conviction
- One count of injuring or interfering with a police service animal, a third-degree felony, for shooting K-9 Tess.
- Date
- District plea/sentencing date not stated in retained appellate opinion; affirmed 2022-04-07
- Conviction
- Cause Injury/Death to Police Service Animal (Dangerous Weapon), a third-degree felony, for fatally shooting Unified Police K-9 Dingo.
- Date
- Convicted 2019-04-19; sentenced 2019-08-26
- Conviction
- Three class B misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals arising from a large dog-hoarding case.
- Date
- 2026-04-08
- Conviction
- Animal torture through animal crushing
- Date
- 2023-08-07