- Louisiana, USA -
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office announced that 48-years-old STACEY OZENNE COMEAUX (pictured), who was being sought for animal cruelty, turned herself in on Monday, August 22, 2022.
In a news release, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz said that on August 16, 2022, deputies were dispatched to a veterinary clinic in the 14700 block of Highway 190 in Opelousas, regarding an animal cruelty complaint
Deputies learned that a pet rescuer was tagged in a Facebook post regarding a dog who was left to die in the yard of a home on 282 Aymond Road in Port Barre.
The rescuer contacted the property owner, who said that COMEAUX was the rental tenant.
The pet rescuer arrived at the property and at the back, they found a red/rust colored Doberman Pinscher. “The dog was leashed and lying in a shallow hole in a bush”, stated the release.
The furbaby was alive but covered in fleas, ants, and maggots. Furthermore, the poor soul could not walk, could not keep his/her head up, and ribs were visible through the skin.
The rescuer alerted the St. Landry Parish Animal Control and the dog was taken to the veterinary clinic for immediate medical care.
Sadly, later in the afternoon, the furbaby succumbed to his/her illness.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies contacted COMEAUX on August 19, 2022, and she told them that she was out of state and would not be returning until August 20, 2022.
She was advised to contact deputies immediately upon her return in regards to this incident.
On the afternoon of August 20, 2022, deputies’ attempts to contact COMEAUX were unsuccessful and a warrant was issued for her arrest, charging her with one count of cruelty to animals.
Online records show COMEAUX is no longer in custody.
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I hope the arrest & prosecution of STACEY OZENNE COMEAUX wipes that smiling, smirking look right off her face! To leave a helpless soul alone to die in a hole should be a felony punishable by the length of time this blessed soul could have lived times two! Then maybe these cruel selfish putzes might ‘think’ twice before abandoning their responsibilities. RIP BEAUTIFUL SOUL.