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Case ID: 16027
Classification: Neglect / Abandonment
Animal: dog (non pit-bull)
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Attorneys/Judges
Prosecutor(s): Michelle Welch
Judge(s): T.J. Hauler


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Wednesday, Jan 6, 2010

County: Chesterfield

Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Convicted

Defendant/Suspect: Jeffery T. Ivey

Case Updates: 2 update(s) available

A captain with the Petersburg Department of Fire and Emergency Services has been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after authorities found eight dogs, four of them dead, in pens outside his former Chesterfield County home on River Road.

Jeffery T. Ivey, 36, of the 9200 block of West Oak River Drive was charged Wednesday with one count each of cruelty to animals and failure to bury or cremate dead animals.

Police spokeswoman Ann Reid said animal-control officers responded Monday to Ivey's former home in the 11200 block of River Road and discovered four dead dogs and four living dogs in outside pens. It appeared the dogs had no food or water and were thin, she said.

The surviving dogs were taken to a veterinarian for examination and treated for worms. They were being housed at the Chesterfield Animal Shelter and are doing well, Reid said.

Ivey recently had moved from the River Road address to a residence on West Oak River Drive, also in Chesterfield.

Ivey is set to appear Jan. 14 in Chesterfield General District Court on the animal-cruelty count. A Feb. 25 court date has been set on the second charge, according to court records.


Case Updates

A veteran Petersburg fire captain has been found guilty of four misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty for failing to give four of his dogs adequate food, water and shelter at his former Chesterfield County home.

After an all-day trial in Chesterfield Circuit Court, a jury yesterday convicted Jeffrey T. Ivey, 36, of the four misdemeanor counts but acquitted him of two more serious charges of felony animal cruelty.

The jury recommended Ivey be sentenced to $2,500 on each of the four misdemeanor counts, for a total of $10,000, said Brian Gottstein, spokesman for the Virginia Attorney General's Office, which handled the case.

Assistant Attorney General Michelle Welch prosecuted the case. She is a nationally recognized expert on animal law who provided advice to U.S. Attorney's Office lawyers in the sentencing phase of NFL football star Michael Vick's dogfighting trial in U.S. District Court in Richmond.

In addition to the fines, Welch asked the jury to sentence Ivey to jail but the panel declined, Gottstein said.

Circuit Judge T.J. Hauler imposed the jury-recommended fines against Ivey yesterday. He will be allowed 180 days to pay the entire sum, Gottstein said.

Ivey was indicted in February on two counts of felony animal cruelty and four misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. The felony counts were for two of the four dogs found dead at Ivey's former Chesterfield home in the 11200 block of River Road. The cause of death for two of the four dogs was inconclusive, Gottstein said.

On Jan. 5, Chesterfield animal-control officers responded to Ivey's former home on River Road and discovered four dead dogs and four living dogs in outside pens. It appeared the dogs had no food or water and were thin, police said at the time. The surviving dogs were taken to a veterinarian for examination and treated for worms.

At the time the dogs were found, Ivey recently had moved from the River Road address to a residence in the 9200 block of West Oak River Drive, also in Chesterfield, police said.

At the time of his arrest, Ivey, a nine-year veteran of the Petersburg Department of Fire and Emergency Services, was placed on administrative leave with pay. He was eventually brought back to work on a special project and later assigned to a fire company, said Petersburg Fire Chief T.C. Hairston.

Ivey will be allowed to stay with the department at full rank because his convictions involve misdemeanor offenses, Hairston said today.
Source: timesdispatch.com - Jul 13, 2010
Update posted on Nov 6, 2010 - 7:27PM 
A Petersburg fire captain was indicted today on new, more serious charges related to allegations of animal cruelty at his former Chesterfield County home on River Road.

Jeffrey T. Ivey, 36, of the 9200 block of West Oak River Drive, was charged with two counts of felony animal cruelty and four misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. Ivey originally was charged in January with one count each of cruelty to animals and failure to bury or cremate dead animals.

Those misdemeanor charges were withdrawn today by Assistant Attorney General Michelle Welch, who prosecutes animal cruelty crimes and was appointed special prosecutor in the Chesterfield case, said Brian Gottstein, a spokesman for the attorney general's office.

Ivey had been scheduled to appear in Chesterfield General District Court today for a hearing on the original charges. He surrendered on the new counts, Gottstein said.

On Jan. 5, Chesterfield animal control officers responded to Ivey's former home in the 11200 block of River Road and discovered four dead dogs and four living dogs in outside pens. It appeared the dogs had no food or water and were thin, police said at the time.

The surviving dogs were taken to a veterinarian for examination and treated for worms. Those dogs were surrendered yesterday to Welch, Gottstein said.

At the time the dogs were found, Ivey had recently moved from the River Road address to a residence on West Oak River Drive, also in Chesterfield.

Ivey, a nine year veteran of the Petersburg Department of Fire and Emergency Services, was suspended in January with pay, pending the outcome of the case. Ivey's case now moves to Chesterfield Circuit Court, where a trial date will be set.
Source: Times-Dispatch - Feb 25, 2010
Update posted on Feb 25, 2010 - 6:41PM 

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