- Conviction
- Felony animal cruelty under Virginia Code § 3.2-6570(F) involving willful infliction of inhumane injury on companion dog Roscoe.
- Date
- Trial conviction before 2022-06-28; affirmed 2022-06-28
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Virginia animal-cruelty convictions
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- Conviction
- Felony animal cruelty under Virginia Code § 3.2-6570(F) involving willful infliction of inhumane injury on companion dog Roscoe.
- Date
- Trial conviction before 2022-06-28; affirmed 2022-06-28
- Conviction
- Twenty-six counts of animal fighting and twenty misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty arising from cockfighting activity.
- Date
- Sentenced 2021-12-15
- Conviction
- Federal cockfighting offenses including conspiracy to facilitate cockfighting and allowing a minor to attend an animal-fighting venture; separate hydrocodone offense was also part of the case.
- Date
- Sentenced 2017-01-30
- Conviction
- One felony count of torturing or maiming a dog resulting in the animal's death.
- Date
- Plea July 2024; sentenced 2024-10-10
- Conviction
- One felony count of torturing or maiming a dog or cat for fatally shooting his fiancée's dog.
- Date
- Plea February 2022; sentenced 2022-03-11
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to engage in an animal fighting venture.
- Date
- Plea 2024-03-28; sentenced 2024-07-02
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to engage in an animal fighting venture.
- Date
- Plea 2023-06-16; sentenced 2023-06-20
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to engage in an animal fighting venture.
- Date
- Plea 2022-11-29; sentenced 2023-03-07
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to engage in an animal fighting venture.
- Date
- Plea 2021-04-28; sentenced 2021-12-10
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to knowingly sponsor and exhibit an animal in an animal-fighting venture involving cockfighting.
- Date
- Plea 2016-11-28; sentenced 2017-05-15
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to participate in animal fighting venture
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to participate in animal fighting venture
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to participate in animal fighting venture; possession of pit bull-type dog for fighting
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Felony animal cruelty, among additional non-animal felony convictions.
- Date
- Jury trial began 2024-03-18; convictions affirmed 2026-06-02
- Conviction
- 7 misdemeanor animal-cruelty counts and 1 felony animal-cruelty count
- Date
- Jury convictions 2025-02-04
- Conviction
- 2 felony animal-cruelty counts
- Date
- Jury convictions 2023; en banc Virginia Court of Appeals tie left convictions standing in 2025
- Conviction
- 1 felony animal-cruelty count
- Date
- Jury conviction February 2026
- Conviction
- Misdemeanor animal cruelty under Virginia Code § 3.2-6570; also convicted of malicious killing of livestock under § 18.2-144.
- Date
- Jury conviction before 2018-09-25; affirmed 2018-09-25
- Conviction
- 6 felony animal-cruelty counts plus 1 misdemeanor cruelty count; also computer-fraud counts
- Date
- Guilty pleas and sentencing 2026-09-23
- Conviction
- Felony animal cruelty resulting in serious injury or death.
- Date
- Guilty plea 2026-04-07; sentenced 2026-06-12
- Conviction
- Felony animal cruelty involving death of a dog; additional misdemeanor cruelty convictions reported
- Date
- Guilty plea 2026-02-02; sentenced 2026-06-11
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty resulting in injury.
- Date
- Final order 2023-01-11; appeal affirmed 2023-09-26
- Conviction
- Felony animal cruelty under Virginia Code § 3.2-6570.
- Date
- Conviction before 2023-10-24; affirmed 2023-10-24
- Conviction
- Felony animal cruelty under Virginia Code § 3.2-6570(F).
- Date
- Conviction before 2023-04-04; affirmed 2023-04-04
- Conviction
- Misdemeanor animal cruelty / ill-treatment under Virginia Code § 3.2-6570(A).
- Date
- Conviction before 2022-04-26; affirmed 2022-04-26
- Conviction
- 1 count felony animal cruelty
- Date
- Conviction 2026-08-31
- Conviction
- 1 count felony animal cruelty
- Date
- Conviction 2025-05-21
- Conviction
- 1 count felony animal cruelty
- Date
- Conviction 2025-03-06
- Conviction
- 1 count felony animal cruelty
- Date
- Conviction 2024-10-08
- Conviction
- 4 counts felony animal cruelty
- Date
- Conviction 2024-08-09
- Conviction
- 1 count felony animal cruelty
- Date
- Conviction 2024-07-18
- Conviction
- Felony animal cruelty; separate reckless-handling-of-firearm misdemeanor
- Date
- Convicted; sentenced 2025-01-23
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty / torturing an animal.
- Date
- Convicted before 2020-12-29
- Conviction
- Animal-cruelty convictions plus inadequate-care convictions
- Date
- Convicted 2025-11-13; appeal later dropped
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty under Virginia Code § 3.2-6570 for repeatedly punching and kicking police K-9 Titan during an arrest.
- Date
- Bench conviction after 2018-02-02; affirmed 2020-03-10
- Conviction
- Aggravated cruelty to animals (3 counts)
- Date
- 2026-01-15
- Conviction
- Three counts of cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2025-08-21
- Conviction
- Five counts of cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2025-08-21
- Conviction
- Five counts of cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2025-08-21
- Conviction
- Eight felony counts for sexual abuse of animals and eight felony counts for permitting sexual contact with an animal to be conducted on premises under his ownership or control.
- Date
- 2025-05-06
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to engage in an animal fighting venture
- Date
- 2024-04-08
- Conviction
- 2 counts of animal cruelty.
- Date
- 2023-11
- Conviction
- Two counts maliciously maiming livestock of another under Virginia Code § 18.2-144 and two counts conspiring to maliciously maim livestock.
- Date
- 2021-01-06
- Conviction
- Two counts maliciously maiming livestock of another under Virginia Code § 18.2-144 and two counts conspiring to maliciously maim livestock.
- Date
- 2021-01-06
- Conviction
- Two counts maliciously maiming livestock of another under Virginia Code § 18.2-144 and two counts conspiring to maliciously maim livestock.
- Date
- 2021-01-06
- Conviction
- Two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty under Virginia Code § 3.2-6570 involving two goats.
- Date
- 2021-01-06
- Conviction
- 13 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty under Virginia Code § 3.2-6570(A).
- Date
- 2020-09-22
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty, Class 1 misdemeanor
- Date
- 2017-12-20