Gender: Female Approximate Age: 33 Location: Suffolk, VA (US)
HistoryJan 7, 2011 - Suffolk, VA (US) Alleged: Hoarder violated judge's ruling
Jul 29, 2010 - Suffolk, VA (US) Not Charged: Convicted animal hoarder found with more animals
Nov 23, 2009 - Suffolk, VA (US) Convicted: Hoarding - 60 animals seized
Sentence: Jennifer Eileen Harrell, 33, of Deer Path Road, was convicted on five charges of animal cruelty for treatment of the horses. She also pleaded guilty to four counts of animal cruelty for treatment of dogs that were found in poor conditions at her home in November and to one count of failing to provide a dog with adequate shelter.
As a part of the plea agreement, the commonwealth agreed not to prosecute nine other charges related to allegedly inadequate care of rabbits and other animals.
Harrell was sentenced to six months in jail for each of the five original charges, with all of that time suspended, and she will be required to pay $2,500 in restitution to the city of Suffolk for the horses' care, as well as $850 to a boarder who kept the animals while awaiting a judge's order for them to be forfeited.
Furthermore, prosecutor Susan Walton said Thursday evening, Harrell will be allowed to keep only one domesticated animal and one livestock animal, and she cannot breed any animals. She also must submit to unannounced inspections of her home by animal control officers and remain on good behavior for a period of five years.... more... Sep 26, 2009 - Suffolk, VA (US) Convicted: Starving horses found tied to trees
Sentence: Jennifer Eileen Harrell, 33, of Deer Path Road, was convicted on five charges of animal cruelty for treatment of the horses. She also pleaded guilty to four counts of animal cruelty for treatment of dogs that were found in poor conditions at her home in November and to one count of failing to provide a dog with adequate shelter.
As a part of the plea agreement, the commonwealth agreed not to prosecute nine other charges related to allegedly inadequate care of rabbits and other animals.
Harrell was sentenced to six months in jail for each of the five original charges, with all of that time suspended, and she will be required to pay $2,500 in restitution to the city of Suffolk for the horses' care, as well as $850 to a boarder who kept the animals while awaiting a judge's order for them to be forfeited.
Furthermore, prosecutor Susan Walton said Thursday evening, Harrell will be allowed to keep only one domesticated animal and one livestock animal, and she cannot breed any animals. She also must submit to unannounced inspections of her home by animal control officers and remain on good behavior for a period of five years.
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