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| Judge(s): | Robin T. Wernik |
CONVICTED: Was justice served?
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Case #15170 Rating: 1.7 out of 5
Dog starved to death
Neptune, NJ (US)Incident Date: Monday, Dec 22, 2008
County: Monmouth
Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Convicted
Defendants/Suspects:
» Johnnie Holmes, Jr.
» Latonya Richardson
Two Neptune residents were fined and ordered to perform community service for failing to provide food and water to a dog that starved to death, officials said.
Johnnie Holmes Jr., 77, and his neighbor, Latonya Richardson, 38, both previously pleaded guilty to the animal cruelty charge.
On Thursday, municipal court Judge Robin T. Wernik sentenced the Heck Avenue residents to 10 days of community service, said Victor "Buddy' Amato, the police chief of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Holmes was also ordered to pay a $750 fine while Richardson must pay a $500 fine, said Amato.
He said the pit bull was in a pen on Holmes' property, but the pen belonged to Richardson. Each claimed they believed the dog belonged to the other, said Amato. The dog starved to death in December, he said.
SPCA Sgt. Matthew Giuliano handled the case with Amato. References« NJ State Animal Cruelty Map
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