MIESHA SHAWNTERIA BAXTON arrested – She left two dogs outside exposed to extreme heat, one died

- Indiana, USA -

The Evansville Police Department arrested 36-year-old MIESHA SHAWNTERIA BAXTON (pictured).

According to the affidavit obtained by Voice For Us, police received a call on August 2, 2024, from a man who was working next door to BAXTON and saw two dogs in her backyard. The caller advised that the “dogs did not appear to have any water or shade.”

Officers responded to BAXTON’s home in the 1000 block of Covert Avenue and when they walked out to the backyard, they sadly found one deceased dog and another dog who was alive but in distress from the heat.

Animal Control was called in and the responding officers began an investigation.

The deceased dog was attached to a thick chain that was around his/her stomach area and then again connected to a collar around his/her neck. As stated in the release, “The dog was in direct sunlight and had no shelter to escape the heat.” Officers reported that the chain was not long and the dog could not each the “empty overturned water bowls in the yard.”

Animal Control Officers advised that the dog’s gums were “beet red” which would indicate he/she was suffering from symptoms of heat stroke.  Animal Control removed the deceased dog and took the live one to be examined.

When police questioned BAXTON about the dogs, she said she put the dogs outside the day before at approximately 7:30 p.m. and left them in the backyard because her house was infested with fleas. BAXTON claimed that she checked on the dogs throughout the night until she went to sleep and added that she gave them water the following morning at 8:30.

Police also talked to the caller and he said that he took a hose and sprayed the live dog with water and then filled a bucket for the dog to drink.

BAXTON was placed under arrest and booked into the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office on animal cruelty charges. She was released after posting a meager $500 bond.

The affidavit does not contain additional information about the Voiceless Victims and at the time of writing, I have not heard back from the Evansville Police Department.

I took the liberty of naming the deceased dog Venice for the tribute image. Should his/her given name be made public, I will rectify it accordingly.

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BAXTON’s mugshot shared from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office

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