An Ypsilanti Township man accused of drowning 5 kittens in a bathtub at his home in May, pleaded no contest Wednesday afternoon to two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty, authorities said. Jerry Allan Hagerman, 55, entered the plea in 14A District Court and is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 29, ...
Dillon Pearce, the man accused of intentionally running over four ducklings with a Hummer in a McDonald's parking lot in Ann Arbor in April, repeatedly told a city police officer he didn't hit the birds, a patrol car video shows.
I am writing to inform people on the cruel practice of trapping. People who trap have to be extremely cold hearted to think that trapping is OK. Also people who agree with this method of killing animals may want to have a good look at how this is done. First ...
A man accused of deliberately running over four ducklings with a Hummer on Monday night in a McDonald's parking lot in Ann Arbor had no idea he hit anything and that's what he told police, his attorney said this afternoon. Dillon Robert Pearce, 19, of Ann Arbor is charged with ...
A 19-year-old Ann Arbor man was arrested Monday night after he deliberately ran over four ducklings with a Hummer in a McDonald's parking lot, Ann Arbor police said. He was taken to the Washtenaw County Jail, where he is expected to be arraigned on charges this afternoon, Det. Sgt. Brian ...
A court hearing has been scheduled next month for Donald Douglas Burkett, from whose Webster Township home dozens of animals were removed last year due to what the Humane Society of Huron Valley said were unsanitary conditions.
A Jackson man convicted of violently shaking his mother’s pet parrot on an Ann Arbor street in September was sentenced to jail today for torturing an animal. Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Melinda Morris sentenced Christopher Alan Turpen today to 10 months in jail with credit for 101 days served.
A Webster Township man and woman, who had 48 animals removed from their home last June now face charges including abandonment and cruelty to 10 or more animals. Matt Schaecher, supervisor of cruelty and rescue at the Humane Society of Huron Valley, said 48 animals — nine birds, two cats ...
The Humane Society of Huron Valley has increased its reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for the March 9 assaults against two Sylvan Township dogs to $1,000, Matt Schaecher, supervisor of cruelty and rescue, told AnnArbor.com today.
A Jackson man accused of violently shaking his mother's pet parrot on an Ann Arbor street in September pleaded no contest to the charge against him, waiving his right to a jury trial. A Washtenaw County Circuit judge has set a sentencing date of March 28.
The second man arrested in an undercover investigation aimed at rooting out dog fighting in Washtenaw County will spend the next 10 months in the Washtenaw County Jail. B.J. Jarrell, 33, was convicted of selling two animals to undercover investigators with the Humane Society of Huron Valley late last year ...
A parrot that made national headlines after investigators say it was violently shaken on an Ann Arbor street in September is doing well, animal cruelty investigators say. The Amazon parrot continues to favor its right leg, but the swelling and bruising around its right eye has gone away, said Matt ...
An Ypsilanti man who beat his dog with a hammer took a plea deal after all. Shawn Moore, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty/abandonment at a recent pre-trial hearing. He faces up to 93 days in jail on the misdemeanor charge at sentencing on Nov. 1 in ...
An Ypsilanti Township man who sold dogs for fighting to undercover investigators was sentenced to jail Tuesday. Daniel Ryback, 33, received the maximum 90-day jail term on a misdemeanor charge he pleaded no contest to stemming from his arrest in late 2009, officials said. Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Donald Shelton credited ...
The trial for an Ypsilanti Township man accused of torturing dogs and trying to sell them to an undercover investigator for dog-fighting is scheduled to begin today in Washtenaw County Circuit Court. B.J. Jarrell, 33, is charged with two counts of possessing animals for dog fighting and one count of ...
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