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Jun 162 min read

CYNTHIA ANN SCHMIDGALL and ETHAN WAYNE SCHMIDGALL arrested – Dead cats and dogs found in their home

Updated: Oct 20

- Ohio, USA -

 

The Canton Police Department arrested 21-year-old CYNTHIA ANN SCHMIDGALL and 20-year-old ETHAN WAYNE SCHMIDGALL (both pictured).

 

On June 7, 2024, police along with the Stark County Humane Society responded to a home on Henry Avenue SW south of Route 30 after a report from the Humane Society.

 

The inside of the home was covered in feces and urine. Officials found several cats and dogs who were severely malnourished.

 

Sadly, three cats and four dogs were found dead.

Police said that some of them had been dead for so long that they began to liquefy and seep into the ground.

 

A total of sixteen animals were rescued and are now recovering at the Stark County Humane Society. According to police, two of the rescued dogs were so emaciated that their rib cages were visible and they were struggling standing up.

 

Officials learned from multiple neighbors that the SCHMIDGALLS had not been at the home for three to four weeks.

 

The couple are now facing twenty-three charges of prohibitions concerning companion animals. Only seven of those counts are felonies, the others are misdemeanors.

 

The SCHMIDGALLS waived their preliminary hearings in Canton Municipal Court and their cases bound over to Stark County Common Pleas Court.

 

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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.

 





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May 222 min read

RICHARD D. GOINGS accused of letting his dog die in a hot car

Updated: Oct 20

- Ohio, USA -

 

The Sandusky Police Department arrested 50-year-old RICHARD D. GOINGS (pictured).

 

According to the criminal complaint obtained by Voice For Us, on the early morning of Sunday, May 19, 2024, Officer Gautschi responded to a home in the 2200 block of Forest Drive to investigate an animal complaint.

 

Upon arrival, the officer found GOINGS standing beside his vehicle, crying. Laying on the ground, near the vehicle, was a lifeless female Pitbull.

 

According to the police report, “It appeared the dog may have passed away due to heat exhaustion.”

 

Officer Gautschi learned that GOINGS had gone home to take a shower and that he remained inside for half an hour. GOINGS claimed that he left his vehicle running and a window open.

GOINGS told the officer that when he came back out, the vehicle was no longer running and the window was rolled up. He speculated that the dog stepped on the window control and closed the window.

As noted in the report, the temperature inside of the vehicle may have reached 105 degrees.

 

Officer Gautschi reported that it appeared the dog spends “a lot of time in the vehicle and is believed to be living with Richard in the vehicle.”

 

On Monday, May 20, 2024, the case was submitted to the Erie County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and on the same day GOINGS was arrested on one felony count of cruelty to animals and booked into the Erie County Jail. Records show GOINGS was released after posting a $5,000 bond.

According to the complaint, GOINGS is due back at Erie County Municipal Court on May 29, 2024, at 10:a.m.

 

I took the liberty of naming the Voiceless Victim Doris, after Doris Day, my favorite actress who was also an amazing animal rights activist.

Should the furvictim’s given name be made public, I will rectify it accordingly.

 

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Disclaimer: This story is sourced from a copy of the criminal complaint obtained by 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.

 

 

GOINGS’ mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.




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May 62 min read

HAROLD DEAN LILLY arrested after abandoning a puppy in a tied-up bag in a park

Updated: Oct 20

- Ohio, USA -

 

On the morning of April 24, 2024, a puppy was found abandoned in a sack with the string drawn tight at 700 Joe Nuxhall Boulevard in Hamilton.

An employee of the park where the puppy was found discovered the bag, alerted the authorities, and Butler County Deputy Dog Warden Elizabeth Burkett responded to the scene.

 

In a video posted on the Facebook page of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, she said that the person who found the puppy had a very hard time “untying the bag” because it was pulled completely shut.

Ms. Burkett also said when she arrived, the dog looked “very defeated.”

 

Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones said the puppy was found with no food or water and was just left there to die. He rightfully called the incident a “tragedy.”

 

Ms. Burkett then took the furvictim to Animal Friends Humane Society.

 

The following day, the shelter posted an update on the puppy on their Facebook page and shared some pictures. Part of the post read: “Ryder appears to be between 2-3 months old. Yesterday on intake, he was not acting like a normal puppy. He was lethargic and weak. While we accounted for his traumatic experience, we also had to rule out sicknesses. He tested negative for parvo and was vaccinated and dewormed. We then let him rest and regain his strength and stability, under the watchful eye of our medical team.

Today, Ryder was alert, curious, and ready to eat!”

 

On May 3, 2024, Sheriff Jones announced that an investigation led to the arrest of 34-year-old HAROLD DEAN LILLY (pictured), for cruelty to a companion animal and abandoning animals, both second degree misdemeanors.

 

At the time of writing, records show LILLY is being held in the Butler County Jail awaiting an appearance in Hamilton Municipal Court.

 

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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from press releases by the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. Links 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.

 

 

LILLY’s mugshot shared from the Butler County Jail.




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