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Washington animal-cruelty convictions

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31 verified recordsReview in progressLast reviewed 2026-09-03

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Savelin Sava Sochirca

Not stated, WA

Conviction
One count of Animal Cruelty in the First Degree for shooting at least 40 steel BBs into a dog named Millie's head, leaving the dog blind.
Date
Trial court written conviction decision 2023-05-11; appellate affirmance 2025-03-13; later post-trial relief denial affirmed 2026-06-11
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Shawn Rutherford Kueck

Rice, WA

Conviction
One count of Animal Cruelty in the First Degree for killing a horse named Chabi while manifesting extreme indifference to the animal's life.
Date
Trial conviction date not stated in retained appellate opinion; appellate decision 2026-07-30
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John Martinez

Not stated, WA

Conviction
One count of Animal Cruelty in the First Degree involving neglect of a mare that became severely emaciated and died.
Date
Trial conviction date not stated in retained appellate opinion; appellate decision 2024-12-09
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Roger August Robatcek

Not stated, WA

Conviction
One count of Animal Cruelty in the First Degree for shooting a tethered dog with a BB gun and causing an eye injury requiring removal.
Date
Trial conviction date not stated in retained appellate opinion; appellate decision 2024-07-30
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Vaughn William Braswell

Seattle, WA

Conviction
One count Animal Cruelty in the Second Degree involving abuse of dog Bear; separate domestic-violence offenses were also tried.
Date
Trial conviction before 2018-10-01
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Margie Cruz

Not stated, WA

Conviction
Animal Cruelty in the Second Degree involving family dog Pepper
Date
Trial and sentencing before 2025-10-28; exact date not stated in cited appellate opinion excerpt
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Simeon Cruz

Not stated, WA

Conviction
Animal Cruelty in the Second Degree involving family dog Pepper
Date
Trial and sentencing before 2025-10-28; exact date not stated in cited appellate opinion
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William Fredyrick Dahn

Roy, WA

Conviction
4 counts of first-degree animal cruelty by criminal negligence in starving four conures to death.
Date
Jury convictions November 2022; affirmed 2024-01-22
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Zachary Dickinson

Olympia, WA

Conviction
One count of Animal Cruelty in the First Degree for killing a young dog; also convicted of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
Date
Jury conviction April 2024; sentenced 2024-06-21
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Denver Lee Shoop

Chimacum, WA

Conviction
Eight counts Animal Cruelty in the First Degree involving eight bison.
Date
Judgment filed 2019-11-08; Supreme Court affirmance 2023-05-04
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Charmarke Abdi-Issa

Seattle, WA

Conviction
One count Animal Cruelty in the First Degree for beating and killing a dog, Mona.
Date
Judgment filed 2019-05-31; Supreme Court decision 2022-02-17
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Austin Richard Moores Nelson

Not stated, WA

Conviction
One count Animal Cruelty in the First Degree for intentionally shooting and killing the family dog; separate murder, burglary and malicious-mischief convictions.
Date
Guilty plea 2016-09-09
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Kathryn Anne St. Clare

Not stated, WA

Conviction
Ten counts Animal Cruelty in the First Degree involving ten cats.
Date
Conviction in superior-court case filed 2015; appeal affirmed 2017-03-27
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Robert Leigh Leatherman

Bucoda, WA

Conviction
One count Animal Cruelty in the First Degree arising from starvation/neglect of dog Wolfy; separate bail-jumping conviction.
Date
Conviction in case filed 2015; appeal affirmed 2019-07-09
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Llewellyn Andrew Roy

Centralia, WA

Conviction
One count Animal Cruelty in the Second Degree for failure to provide necessary medical attention to two mastiffs.
Date
Conviction in case 17-1-00746-8; appeal affirmed 2020-04-07
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Marvin John Tankersley

Not stated, WA

Conviction
One count Animal Cruelty in the First Degree for killing Alaskan Malamute Kova; separate malicious-mischief conviction.
Date
Conviction after 2019 charging; affirmed 2021-05-20
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Brittney L. Schumate

Longview, WA

Conviction
Ten counts of Animal Cruelty in the First Degree involving ten deceased animals found in an abandoned Longview apartment.
Date
Convicted 2022-04-27; sentenced 2022-05-09; appellate decision 2023-12-05
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John Fredrick Doll

Not stated, WA

Conviction
Animal Cruelty in the First Degree — shooting a neighbor's cat, causing grave injury and euthanasia
Date
Bench trial ruling 2020-09-23; sentencing date not separately stated
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Paul A. Winger

Mason County case locality; residence city unavailable, WA

Conviction
4 counts Animal Cruelty in the First Degree; 1 count Animal Cruelty in the Second Degree
Date
2021-11-19
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Thelma Winger

Mason County case locality; residence city unavailable, WA

Conviction
4 counts Animal Cruelty in the First Degree; 1 count Animal Cruelty in the Second Degree
Date
2021-11-19
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