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RUTH LYNN STEVENS arrested for attempting to neuter her Chihuahua with rubber bands

Updated: Sep 17, 2024

- 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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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.

 

 

STEVENS’ mugshot shared from the Williams County Sheriff’s Office

 





MARIUS HENRI BLAKE shot and paralyzed a Chihuahua to teach him a lesson

- Tennessee, USA -

 

The Memphis Police Department arrested 49-year-old MARIUS HENRI BLAKE (pictured).

 

On May 7, 2024, a Memphis Animal Shelter Officer and a Memphis Police Officer responded to a home on Devoy Avenue after receiving an animal cruelty complaint.

 

Upon arrival, the officers met with the reporting party and she explained that two weeks prior, she spoke with BLAKE about one of his dogs dragging his back legs.

 

According to the affidavit, BLAKE told the woman he had shot the dog because “He was teaching that mother****** a lesson.”

 

Officers then went to BLAKE’s house and in the backyard, there was a dog pen with a female Chihuahua and a male Chihuahua. The male Chihuahua was moving around dragging his small back legs.

 

The officers reported that the pen was covered in feces and the Voiceless Victims did not have clean water or shade. Inside the pen was a small doghouse and a couple of water dishes that were filled with dark brown water and had leaves in them.

 

Both furvictims were removed from that disgraceful environment and were taken to Memphis Animal Shelter. The male Chihuahua had an X-ray which showed metal shrapnel near his spine that caused the paralysis of his lower half. The poor soul went a month without medical care as the vet said that the wound appeared to be four weeks old.

 

A warrant was issued for BLAKE’s arrest and he was taken into custody on July 8, 2024. BLAKE was booked into the Shelby County Jail on animal cruelty charges and bond was set at $80,000.

Arrest records show that BLAKE was released and was slated to be arraigned on July 10, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.

I was not able to find his court records and I do not know the outcome of the hearing.

 

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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from Action News 5.

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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.

 

 

BLAKE’s mugshot shared from the Shelby County Jail




ANGEL ENRRIQUE BURGOS arrested for stabbing two Chihuahuas who died from drowning in their own blood

- Florida, USA -

 

“There’s time in your life that you see or hear things that you just can’t believe that a person would do to another person or to a defenseless little animal.”

 

That’s what Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said before showing the photo of 21-years-old ANGEL ENRRIQUE BURGOS (pictured).

 

BURGOS is accused of viciously murdering two innocent and defenseless male Chihuahuas named Casper and Lincoln.

 

On March 26, 2024, the Haines City Police Department requested assistance from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit regarding a report of animal cruelty.

 

An investigator then responded to the Hidden Lake Preserve neighborhood in Haines City and met with several witnesses. The investigator learned from the witnesses that they heard dogs yelping and saw BURGOS carrying a small dog to a pond and striking the dog multiple times.

One of the witnesses further said that they saw BURGOS throw the dog toward the water. The witness later found the dog at the pond, lifeless.

 

According to the press release by the sheriff’s office, the investigator recovered surveillance footage from several residents which showed exactly what witnesses described. BURGOS could be seen carrying two dogs to the pond and the furbabies could be heard loudly yelping. Both dogs were found dead at the pond.

 

Casper and Lincoln’s small bodies were sent to Veterinarian Doctor Centonze for a necropsy.

 

Doctor Centonze reported that Lincoln and Casper had puncture wounds “consistent with a sharp object”. Casper sustained seven (7) punctures, while Lincoln had fourteen (14) punctures.

Doctor Centonze further reported that Casper and Lincoln died from internal bleeding in the chest area which caused them to suffocate and drown on their own blood.

“Doctor Centonze advised this was a painful, horrible death”, stated the release.

 

When I asked the sheriff’s office how old Casper and Lincoln were, I was told: “According to family, Lincoln was about 5 or 6. Casper was about 3-4. The Vet who did the necropsy said they were both younger dogs, at least 3+ years old.”

 

The detective’s investigation determined that BURGOS “knowingly, willingly and unlawfully, used a sharp object to stab repeatedly” Casper and Lincoln causing them “great pain and suffering”. BURGOS’ vile and despicable actions led to Casper and Lincoln’s cruel death.

From the investigation it also emerged that BURGOS “attempted to conceal the incident by discarding clothing items and a knife inside trash bins.” He then used “a water hose and brush to clean the driveway to hide evidence of the incident.” Additionally, BURGOS “did attempt to alter, destroy, conceal and remove evidence located on the driveway area to prevent proper investigation.” Finally, BURGOS “did improperly discard two dogs he stabbed to death in a place where such carcasses could be devoured by beast or bird. The suspect did not bury at least two feet below ground or burn. The suspect did illegally dump the two dogs onto property owned by Hidden Lake Preserve.”

 

The murderer was arrested and transported to the Sheriff’s Processing Center by Haines City Police Department. He was charged with two felony counts of animal cruelty, tampering with evidence, two counts of improper disposal of deceased animals, and two counts of illegal dumping. The murderer also has two prior arrests for battery.

 

The murderer’s next court date is slated for April 30, 2024, at 8:15 a.m.

 

In a statement, Sheriff Judd said: “This behavior on Burgos’ part is disgusting. He caused the pain, suffering and death of two dogs for which he had a moral responsibility to nurture and provide care. Human depravity like this still shocks me. There is no excuse.”

 

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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the official press release by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Link included.

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.

 

 

BURGOS’ mugshot shared from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office





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