- Florida, USA -
The Citrus County Sheriff's Office arrested 53-year-old CAROLYN PATRICIA BROWN, 33-year-old BENJAMIN SEXTON BROWN JR, and 33-year-old ROBERT VANCE BROWN III (all pictured).
According to the arrest reports provided to Voice For Us, on September 19, 2024, Deputy Estepp responded to a home on 2276 East Kennett Drive in Hernando in reference to an animal neglect call.
Upon arrival, the deputy spoke with Animal Control Officer Gallant who said that he received a call regarding the wellbeing of the animals at the residence. ACO Gallant said that when he arrived at the residence and knocked on the front door, he could smell the strong odor of ammonia emitting from the front door, and when the front door was opened, he saw many cats roaming inside.
ACO Gallant was allowed to enter the home and once inside, he saw the living room floor covered from one wall to the other with feces, some of which had white mold growing along it due to it having been left there for an extended period of time.
ACO Gallant found animals in each room of the house, and the floor of each room was covered in feces. The officer saw cats and dogs walking on those floors.
After learning about ACO Gallant’s findings, Deputy Estepp spoke with the residents of the property (the arrestees) who allowed him inside the home. The deputy confirmed everything that ACO Gallant had reported.
Deputy Estepp saw four dogs, many cats wandering around, and a rabbit. He described the rabbit as “discolored”. The deputy reported that the rabbit was in a cage that was filled with feces and was not cleaned which caused the rabbit’s natural white coat to become grayish-brown.
There were also two juveniles in the home walking barefoot.
Officials removed a total of twenty-two (22) animals, including seventeen (17) cats, four (4) dogs, and one (1) rabbit. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office tells me that “Several cats had upper respiratory infections and other obvious illnesses that had been left untreated. The dogs also had untreated medical conditions.”
The arrestees were charged with twenty-two (22) misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and additional charges may be added depending on medical exams.
ROBERT VANCE BROWN III is the only one who is still in custody and held at no bond due to him being a registered sex offender.
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Mugshots and pictures provided to Voice For Us by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office
These poor precious souls. They all look so lost. Unlike the mugshots of yet another ‘Duh … Family’. Why on earth would they let it get this bad? Oh yeah, laziness. Never mind, answered my own question cuz it is always the same. Laziness, sadism, cruelty, ignorance, & sex offender. Bless all these precious souls that were forced to endure such a horrid house. Even the two juveniles!