Also known as: Todd Stoehr
Business/Organization: director of the Lake Superior Humane Society
Gender: Male
Approximate Age: 68
Location: Duluth, MN (US)

History

Mar 15, 2010 - Duluth, MN (US)
Convicted: Hoarding - 54 cats seized, 39 more found dead


Sentence: Edward Todd Stoehr, 70, of 1848 Korkki Road, agreed to a sentence of 180 days in jail, which was stayed for two years of supervised probation as part of the plea deal, according to Assistant St. Louis County Attorney Kristen Swanson, who prosecuted the case. He was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine, $1,250 of which will be stayed during his probation.

Felony charges of animal cruelty were reduced to misdemeanors as part of the plea deal. Stoehr’s case had been set to go to trial last January before it was postponed.

Stoehr will be allowed to keep the one dog he owns, provided he has the dog evaluated by a veterinarian and is found to be in good health.

Stoehr, the former director of the Lake Superior Humane Society, will be allowed to have up to two other animals if after six months of probation a psychologist approves him to be of a fit mental state of mind, Swanson said.

He will be formally sentenced on March 17. ... more...