Dog burned alive - 3 teenage girls face charges
Benton, LA (US)

Incident Date: Saturday, Nov 27, 2004
County: Bossier

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged:
» Ashley Cochran - Convicted
» 13 year old girl
» 14 year old girl
» Christopher A Myers - Convicted
» Kristi Kay Maroon

Case Updates: 4 update(s) available

Three teenage girls face charges of animal cruelty after allegedly pouring lighter fluid on a dachshund and setting the dog on fire twice at approximately 2:30 AM on the morning of Nov 27, 2004.

Bossier Parish sheriff's spokesman Ed Baswell says the girls allegedly took the four-year-old dog named Coco to a known dumping ground for animal carcasses left by hunters northeast of Benton. 

There, he says, they poured lighter fluid on the dog and used a cigarette lighter to ignite the animal. The dog ran away in flames, which quickly went out.

Baswell says the teenagers caught the dog and set it on fire again. The dog ran a bit further that time, engulfed in flames. He says the fire went out, and the dog was still alive but fled into the woods where they left it early Saturday.

Baswell says deputies were called by the parent of a youth who had heard the teenagers discussing the incident and when deputies confronted the girls they confessed.

Meanwhile, Coco's owner, Dan Wolff, is still searching for his dog. He says he's still trying to figure out why the girls did what they did.

Eighteen-year-old Ashley Cochran was booked with cruelty to an animal and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Bond was set at eight-thousand dollars. Two other girls, a 13- and 14-year-old, have been charged with cruelty to an animal. Their names have not been released because they're juveniles.

To contact prosecuting attorney J. Schuyler Marvin to urge that he prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law, and recommend mandatory psychological counseling if these youths are convicted:

J. Schuyler Marvin
[email protected]

Case Updates

References

• - Nov 30, 2004
• - Nov 30, 2004
• - Dec 2, 2004

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