Sharon Fowler, 35, was arrested in August 2003 for allegedly torturing a neighbor's dog in West Monroe, La. The dog, an 8-month-old Labrador retriever, had been playing with Fowler's child and others in a mobile home park when the dog reportedly scratched the child.
Fowler told police that when she later saw the dog, she went into a rage and tried to tie a rope to the dog's collar. Police reports say that the dog bit her and she proceeded to hit the dog with a hammer in front of children, then tied him to her vehicle and dragged him down the road, running over his head. A passerby found the dog still alive and took him to a nearby veterinary hospital, where he was euthanized.
Fowler has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty, a felony. The trial had been rescheduled for January 20, 2005, but was postponed again and the next court date is now June 16. The case# is 03-F2347-1. Case UpdatesA bench warrant was issued today for the woman accused of dragging a dog to its death three years ago after she failed to show up for a hearing in state district court in Monroe.
Sharon Fowler was scheduled to appear so ad hoc Judge James Boddie could decide whether to appoint a sanity commission to determine Fowlers competency to stand trial.
Fowler had been free on a five-thousand dollar bond, which Boddie reset at 10-thousand dollars.
Fowler is charged with aggravated cruelty to an animal for killing a Labrador retriever puppy after it scratched her son in August 2003.
If convicted, Fowler faces up to 10 years in prison. | Source: KLFY - July 11, 2006
Update posted on Jul 13, 2006 - 1:04PM |
A trial date was set in state district court today in the case of a Winnsboro woman accused of dragging a dog to its death in 2003.
Thirty-eight-year-old Sharon Fowler is scheduled to face a Ouachita Parish jury on May 15. 2006 on charges of aggravated cruelty to an animal. Sheriff's deputies arrested Fowler in November 2003 for an incident earlier that year involving her neighbor's dog.
According to police reports, Fowler became enraged after an eight-month-old Labrador retriever scratched her then five-year old son.
Police say she then hit the dog several times with a hammer, tied it to her vehicle and ran over its head. The animal later had to be euthanized. If convicted, Fowler faces up to 10 years in prison with a maximum 20-thousand dollar fine. | Source: KLFY News - February 21, 2006
Update posted on Feb 21, 2006 - 6:27PM |
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