- North Dakota, USA -
~ Update: September 17, 2024
The police report obtained by Voice For Us identified the dog as Charlie.
Charlie’s pictures have been added to the gallery below.
~ Original story:
The Williston Police Department arrested 26 -year-old RUTH LYNN STEVENS (pictured).
On August 16, 2024, officers were called after a Chihuahua was found in a business parking lot north of Williston.
The caller advised that STEVENS along with a man and a dog were outside the business, in the 7300 block of 2nd Avenue West, for approximately half an hour. According to the caller, an hour later, the dog was still there but STEVENS and the man were gone.
The responding officer found a male brown, black, and white long-haired Chihuahua whose private area was extremely swollen and red. The officer then noted that the Chihuahua had several rubber bands tightly wrapped around his testicular area.
The furvictim was taken to a veterinarian who found seven rubber bands tied around the Chihuahua’s testicles. The vet performed a scrotal ablation over concerns of infection.
On August 21, 2024, officers interviewed STEVENS who claimed she had lost her dog. She went on to say that an officer told her to use rubber bands to neuter her dog. When she was asked the name of the officer, she answered that she couldn’t remember and added that all officers look alike.
Eventually, STEVENS admitted to Googling how to neuter a dog and stated she did not worry about the pain or injury it would cause.
STEVENS was arrested and charged with one felony count of animal cruelty and a preliminary hearing is set to take place on October 9, 2024.
At the time of writing, online records show that STEVENS is being held in the Williams County Jail.
Court records show that STEVENS has several other active felony cases, including failing to register as a sex offender for having sex with a 13-year-old boy in 2020.
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STEVENS’ mugshot shared from the Williams County Sheriff’s Office
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OMG! The cruelty involved is beyond belief. This apathetic human must never be allowed around animals ever! That poor wee baby.