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Case #4804 Rating: 2.7 out of 5
Two dogs found strangled
Point Marion, PA (US)Incident Date: Tuesday, Jun 14, 2005
County: Fayette
Disposition: Convicted
Defendants/Suspects:
» Ida Stonebreaker - Not Charged
» Ulysses Zimmerman
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
Two people from Fayette County are facing animal cruelty charges after they allegedly strangled two dogs.
Investigators said Ida Stonebreaker and Ulysses Zimmerman, both of Point Marion, were warned about letting their dogs run loose.
Officials said out of anger, Zimmerman allegedly put the collar on his dog too tight.
Stonebreaker's dog was found dead on the porch.
Humane officers said her dog was strangled as well, but not by a collar.
Zimmerman denies harming his dog.
Zimmerman allegedly claimed somebody else must have tied it back up and put the collar on too tight around its neck.
Humane officers found out about the deaths after they said Zimmerman called police and asked if he could bury his dog on the neighbor's property.
Case UpdatesA western Pennsylvania man said he endured more than he expected when he agreed to an unusual sentence for an animal cruelty conviction. Ulysses Zimmerman, 22, of Point Marion, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty for allegedly neglecting his dog, denying it veterinary care and strangling the animal.
But Zimmerman didn't pay a fine or spend time in jail. Instead, he stood at a busy intersection in South Union Township Thursday, wearing a sign that read, "I Plead Guilty ... Animal Cruelty is a Crime ... My Dog's Name WAS Salt and Pepper."
Zimmerman was supposed to stand at the intersection for eight hours, but Robin Moore, the Fayette County Humane officer who devised the sentence, allowed Zimmerman to leave early because of all the abuse passing motorists hurled at him.
"Everybody started screaming at me and cussing me. I got there at 9:30 a.m., but Robin said at noon that she'd heard enough and that I could leave," Zimmerman said. Zimmerman denies he intentionally hurt his pet. | Source: Associated Press via Yahoo News - July 22, 2005
Update posted on Jul 24, 2005 - 10:29PM |
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