Gender: Female Location: Brunswick, GA (US)
HistoryDec 2, 2008 - Brunswick, GA (US) Convicted: Dog abandoned in home after tenant moves out
Sentence: Magistrate Leslie DeVooght found Yoshi Jones guilty of the misdemeanor cruelty to animals. DeVooght fined Jones $737 to cover Gucci�s care and impoundment at Glynn County Animal Services, where the staff has nursed her back to health.
DeVooght also awarded Gucci to Animal Services.
Under Georgia law, Jones, who denied abandoning Gucci, could have been sentenced up to 12 months in jail and fined up to $1,000 in the case. Abandoning an animal on public or private property is animal cruelty, the law states.... more... |