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JOHN DAVID JACKSON, backyard breeder, arrested – Three dogs found dead at a Gila Bend home and eighteen removed

- Arizona, USA -

⚠️WARNING⚠️The article contains pictures that may be upsetting to some of you ⚠️


The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 38-year-old JOHN DAVID JACKSON (pictured).


During a press conference, Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez explained that it all started with a call from a concerned neighbor near 299th Avenue in Gila Bend who alerted deputies to the abuse of many dogs that he described as “despicable and disturbing.”


According to the office press release provided to Voice For Us, deputies and Animal Crimes Detectives responded to the location and upon arrival they “encountered a scene of severe neglect involving more than a dozen dogs living in deplorable conditions.”

The dogs were found confined to outdoor kennels covered in feces and did not have access to food, clean water, and proper shelter.


JACKSON was not at the property and officials learned from neighbors that he had been away for weeks.


After obtaining a search warrant, detectives entered the residence and found Cane Corso puppies near what detectives believe was their deceased mom.


As the search went on, multiple dogs were found confined in the side yard and seven of them “were in terrible condition, having resorted to feeding on the remains of two deceased dogs”, stated the release.


Officials removed eleven (11) adult dogs, one of them was a French Bulldog, and seven (7) Cane Corso puppies.

All of the furvictims were turned over to The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office MASH (MCSO Animal Safe Haven) unit ensuring they received immediate veterinary care.


The three furvictims who were found deceased were taken to a veterinarian for a necropsy to determine the cause of death.


Detectives had been trying to talk to JACKSON for days. Sgt. Enriquez explained that detectives talked to him over the phone after they had been at the home but JACKSON refused to respond and care for the dogs.

JACKSON was finally taken into custody on April 9, 2025, in Avondale near 99th Avenue and McDowell Road, after being on the run since April 5. “He was actively eluding us”, said Sgt. Enriquez.


JACKSON is accused of several felony animal abuse charges. He is behind bars on a $50,000 bond.


Detectives believe JACKSON was using social media platforms to sell these poor souls. Sgt. Enriquez also said they do not know who else is working with JACKSON so the investigation remains active and additional charges are possible pending veterinary reports.


On a separate note, Sgt. Enriquez said that JACKSON has been charged with animal cruelty in another county.


Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan said: ”I am outraged by the unimaginable suffering these animals endured, and I assure the public that we will take swift and decisive action to seek justice. No animal should ever have to endure such neglect, and I pledge to relentlessly pursue those who commit these heinous acts.”


The rescued furvictims remain in the care of the MCSO MASH unit and are getting round-the-clock care by a veterinarian team. They have several health issues, including parvo, worms, eye infections, and more.


“I wanna make some very clear, just because dogs don’t speak, that doesn’t make them any less of an issue for us “, said Sgt. Enriquez.


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Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office provided to Voice For Us. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.


JACKSON’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office


The pictures in the gallery were kindly provided to Voice For Us by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office





Deputy Marshal JOHN COBY II, who shot and killed his K9 partner Hawk, is now suing City of Tombstone and its Marshal's Office

- Arizona, USA -


On the early morning of November 19, 2024, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to a shooting involving Tombstone Deputy Marshal JOHN COBY II (pictured) at the Tombstone Marshal’s Office and multiple units responded to the scene.


The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that upon arrival, officers found COBY in the upstairs bathroom with his 2 ½ -year-old Belgian Malinois K9 partner Hawk deceased outside the door.


According to the press release, from an initial investigation it emerged that COBY and K9 Officer Hawk were working on the nightshift and shortly after 5:00 a.m., K9 Officer Hawk “attacked his handler.”


COBY said that K9 Officer Hawk “latched onto his leg and would not let go, causing serious ankle/leg injury”, stated the release. COBY further said that he was able to get into the bathroom and partially close the door in an attempt to release K9 Officer Hawk’s grip on his leg. According to COBY, when that failed, he shot K9 Officer Hawk killing him.


K9 Officer Hawk was transferred to a facility for a necropsy.


COBY was airlifted to a Tucson hospital for treatment of his leg injuries before being released later in the evening.


At the time of the incident, the sheriff’s office said that COBY remained off-duty on medical leave during the investigation.


Let’s forward to February 2025.


On February 3, 2025, Tombstone Marshal Jim Adams issued a press release announcing that the detectives from the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office concluded the following:


• “There is nothing in this investigation that indicates to me John was abusive toward Hawk or premeditated his death.”

• “There is nothing that indicates John intentionally provoked Hawk to attack him.”

• “John Coby II was justified in using deadly physical force against Hawk as it was immediately necessary to protect himself against Hawk’s attack.”


The press release goes on to state: “The County Attorney’s Office concurred with the findings, citing that ‘The shooting of K9 Officer Hawk by Deputy Marshal Coby appears to be entirely justified’ and that ‘Felony prosecution is declined’.”


According to the press release by Marshal Adams, the investigation revealed that K9 Officer Hawk “had previously been assigned to the US Border Patrol as a drug detection K9 and had committed several prior unprovoked attacks on handlers with at least one requiring hospitalization and surgery (June 4, 2024). Hawk was then released to a third-party vendor, who was reportedly told about the dog’s history. That vendor then transferred Hawk to KnightWatch K9 and reportedly failed to disclose those facts, hence, our office was equally not aware of them when the dog came to us.”


The press release further stated that the veterinarian who tested K9 Officer Hawk following the attack on the BP handler concluded “an assumed acquired behavior disorder diagnosis” might be warranted, if the pain medications K9 Officer Hawk was given for a possible injury they thought he might have at the time, failed to mitigate the issue.


While Marshal Adams expressed gratitude “for the professional diligence of the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office in conducting a comprehensive and objective investigation,” as reported by KVOA, COBY recently filed a $1.5 million Notice of Claim against the City of Tombstone and related parties, “alleging negligence and misconduct that resulted” in K9 Officer Hawk’s attack on him.


In summary, the claim stresses the alleged failure of the City and associated parties to provide a safe working environment and accuses KnightWatch K9, operated by Constance Baker, for failing to vet K9 Officer Hawk before he joined the Marshal’s Office.


Marshal Jim Adams resigned from his position days before the Claim.


I reached out to the Marshal’s Office to request a photo of K9 Officer Hawk but they declined to provide it to me and said: “Unfortunately, we are under civil litigation about the incident and as such, we do not comment, or voluntarily distribute any information regarding the matter until the situation has been resolved.”


At the end of all this, once again, an innocent animal paid with his precious life at the expense of human mistakes and negligence!


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COBY’s photo shared from the Tombstone Marshal’s Office Facebook post





BROOK LYNN SCALERO arrested – She kept a journal depicting torture, abuse, and killing of dogs

- Arizona, USA -


⚠️WARNING⚠️The article contains details some of you may find distressing⚠️


The Mesa Police Department announced the arrest of 42-year-old BROOK LYNN SCALERO (pictured).


Police said in a press release that SCALERO was arrested in connection with the deaths of three innocent dogs whom police identified as Griffin, Gus, and Pepe.


On November 4, 2024, a journal that belonged to SCALERO was turned over to the police by her former roommate and according to the press release, the journal “described in torturous detail the continued abuse and ultimate deaths of multiple dogs under Scalero’s care.”


In June 2024, P.A.W.S fur the Cause reported that on May 19, 2024, SCALERO agreed to pay $500 for a 3-year-old Maltese mix named Pepe. The organization allowed her to leave with Pepe with the understanding she would pay for him later that night, but she never did.


On October 5, 2024, officers with the Mesa PD responded to the VCA Animal Hospital in reference to a deceased 3-year-old Maltese Mix who had been found by a dumpster of an apartment complex. The person who found the dog, worked for P.A.W.S. fur the Cause and assumed the furvictim was Pepe. However, when the microchip was scanned, it turned out that the pup was Griffin, another dog registered to SCALERO. According to police, “Griffin had had injuries consistent with animal abuse.”


During an investigation, police learned that between November 2023, and October 2024, SCALERO lived with a roommate who had a dog named Gus and that Gus had died while under SCALERO’s watch.


According to the affidavit provided to Voice For Us, SCALERO told her roommate that she took Gus to the vet for a tooth infection and he died there.

SCALERO was then kicked out of the apartment and when she left, she left behind some personal items, including “a journal with her name, address and email on the inside”, stated the affidavit.

The affidavit further stated that the journal discussed in detail about how SCALERO tortured approximately twelve dogs, killed five dogs and physically abused a 14-month-old baby.


According to the affidavit, the journal entries stated some of the following:


Pepe: “He was a 3-year-old Maltese. I kept him one night and killed him the next day. He tries to pull away but I don’t let him, instead I choke him out by strangling him over and over again. I leave him in my hot car for over 14 hours. On that day after dehydrating him, strangling over and over, beating him over and over, I force him to overheat. Then I take him and lay him down behind a bush by my house then I strangle him until he stops

flopping around. That’s how I know he’s dead”


Griffin: “I will do to him what I have done to everyone else. I strangle him the whole way home, then I strangle him when we get home. In the end he died from the heat. I had tried to strangle fucker before work but he just refused to die so I had to leave him in the hot, hot car for 3 ½ hours. Griffin would sit in the car and bake to death. When I get out of work and go to the car, I find him on my side of the car on the floor dead. He crawled onto the floor of the car and died”


Gus: “So now I take 4-6 hair ties and wrap them around his nose and his mouth. There was so much blood that he swallowed a lot of it. Just like he did when I knocked his teeth out. One was his K9 tooth, and he bled a lot. I also would choke him out in my room and bathroom any time I want”.


On November 14, 2024, SCALERO was arrested for possession or use of narcotic drugs and during a police interview, she admitted to owning the journal but claimed the stories “were just creative writings,” stated the press release. SCALERO also admitted to taking Pepe without paying for him.


On November 15, 2024, a person called the police after finding a deceased dog behind a bush on 710 West 8th Avenue. The furvictim had a leash around his neck, and appeared to have been there for an extended amount of time. After scanning the microchip, the name of the dog was found to be Pepe and registered to P.A.W.S. fur the Cause. Due to the level of decay, a necropsy was unable to be completed on Pepe.


Three days later, SCALERO was interviewed again and she admitted to her involvement in the abuse, torture, and deaths of Griffin, Gus, and Pepe.


SCALERO was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on two felony counts of cruelty to animals, one felony count of domestic violence cruelty to animals, and one misdemeanor count of theft.


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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Mesa Police Department. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.


SCALERO’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Mesa Police Department




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