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FLOYD TARAIL MEEKS III arrested for starving innocent animals – One dog found dead

Updated: Oct 13, 2024

- North Carolina, USA -

 

The Wake County Sheriff’s Office arrested 31-year-old FLOYD TARAIL MEEKS III (pictured).

 

According to the press release obtained by Voice For Us, on October 9, 2024, deputies were called to assist Wake County Animal Control at a residence in the 4000 block of Edgemont Road, near Wendell in reference to an animal cruelty case.

 

Upon arrival, deputies found a malnourished cat, three malnourished dogs, and sadly a dead dog.

 

Animal Control removed all of the Voiceless Victims from the residence and deputies arrested  MEEKS.

MEEKS was booked into the Wake County Jail on one felony count of killing an animal by starvation and one misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals.

 

The sheriff’s office said the investigation is ongoing and there are no additional details at this time.

 

I have emailed Animal Control to inquire about all the furvictims. If I get a response, I will post an update.

 

I took the liberty to name the deceased dog Wiggles for the tribute image.

 

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Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Wake 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.

 

 

MEEKS’ mugshot shared from the Wake County Sheriff's Office



RONALD AVERY KEARNEY and MOHAMED SAMIH DWEYDARI facing charges – Dead animals found on a Garner farm

- North Carolina, USA -


On Friday, September 15, 2023, Wake County Animal Control officers responded to a farm in the 7500 block of Trudy Lane in Garner, in reference to an animal cruelty case.


Officers found more than two hundred (200) animals, including cows, donkey, fowl, goats, a kitten, mini horse, and sheep.

Officers reported that several animals were found deceased and the live ones were emaciated.

Animal Control officers requested the assistance of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office.


An investigation revealed that 60-years-old RONALD AVERY KEARNEY (pictured) and 70-years-old MOHAMED SAMIH DWEYDARI lived on the farm and were the animals’ guardians.


According to court documents, ninety (90) livestock were found to be emaciated and injured causing three of them to be euthanized.


While Wake County Animal Control officers continue to count the number of animals involved in the case, a Wake County spokesperson told ABC11 that two calves have been taken to NC State Veterinary School. The sheriff’s office said that the animals who could be saved have been placed into rehabilitation centers.


On Monday, September 18, 2023, KEARNEY appeared in Wake County District Court where Judge Rashad Ahmed Hauter set bond at $90,000.

ABC11 published a segment of the video of the hearing and in the background, KEARNEY can be heard asking the judge to lower his bond. “Please”, he said, as if the animals on his farm could say: “Please, feed us, don’t let us die.” KEARNEY had the nerve to tell Judge Hauter: “I don't really know what I've done wrong.”

During the hearing, Assistant District Attorney Christy Joyce pointed out that another animal died while investigators were on site.

Judge Hauter denied KEARNEY’s request and online records show that he is no longer in custody.


As for DWEYDARI, he was cited with one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty.


On a separate note, as reported by The News&Observer, KEARNEY has an extensive criminal background comprising several misdemeanor and felony charges in addition to felony arrests. In 2010, he was convicted and imprisoned for assault on a female and served three months in jail.


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Details may be removed or additional information may be provided in future should such sources report an update.



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AGNES BAILEY GOLDSTON and JAMES DAVID GOLDSTON III accused of poisoning three dogs - Two died

Updated: May 16, 2023

- North Carolina, USA -


The Wake County Sheriff's Office charged 73-years old AGNES BAILEY GOLDSTON and her husband, 71-years-old JAMES DAVID GOLDSTON III (both pictured), each with three felony counts of cruelty to animals, and one count of communicating threats after three Labrador retrievers were poisoned with two of them dying.

The GOLDSTONS live in the Black Horse Run subdivision in north Raleigh, off Creedmoor Road.


According to a press release by the sheriff’s office and obtained by Voice For Us, on May 8, 2023, the agency received a report of animal cruelty and threatening letters received by residents on Derby Lane in Raleigh.

WRAL identified the residents as Phillip and Jessica Ridley, neighbors of the GOLDSTONS.


The Ridleys told the sheriff’s office that shortly after receiving the letters, two of their dogs, Big Brown and LP, became sick and died.

3-year-old Big Brown died in July 2022 of acute kidney infection caused by possible anti-freeze poisoning; LP lost her life on May 7, 2023.

The Ridleys further reported that their other dog, a 4-year-old named Scruffy, also became sick and was taken to the vet on May 8, 2023, where it was revealed that he had also been poisoned. After LP and Scruffy showed the same symptoms as Big Brown, the Ridleys called law enforcement.

Scruffy is alive and on the mend.

As stated in the press release, “All three dogs were examined by veterinarians at three different hospitals.”

From an investigation it emerged that the Ridleys experienced previous issues with the GOLDSTONS and that “Other neighbors reported getting similar anonymous, threatening letters.”


Ms. Ridley told WRAL: “For the past year over a year, they sent us threatening letters in the mail about our animals and our house.”

As reported by WRAL, according to the warrants, JAMES DAVID GOLDSTON III “sent threatening letters to the Ridleys, including one that said, ‘Your daughter is next. B careful’.”

One of those letters shared with WRAL read, “If one or both of these dogs put their paws on my property I am going to blow their brains out.”


Mr. and Mrs. Ridley say that the GOLDSTONS were known to poison squirrels with antifreeze, and that their dogs might have eaten the squirrels and gotten sick.


The GOLDSTONS were arrested on May 11, 2023, and processed at the Wake County Detention Center. Public court records show they were released after posting a $30,000 secure bond.


WRAL reports that JAMES DAVID GOLDSTON III was a donor and board member of the dog rescue Saving Grace. Part of the nonprofit’s Facebook post published this past Saturday on their page read: “Saving Grace is aware of recent news stories regarding accusations of dogs poisoned in Raleigh. We condemn all forms of animal cruelty. Saving Grace will continue to monitor this situation as the investigation continues, additional evidence is brought forward, and the case moves through the criminal justice process. Although he did not have any direct interaction with the dogs at Saving Grace, James Goldston has voluntarily resigned, effective immediately, to avoid any distraction from the important work of the organization.”


Public court records show that the GOLDSTONS’ next court date is June 1, 2023.


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Details may be removed or additional information may be provided in future should such sources report an update.



The murderers’ mugshots were shared from Raleigh/Wake City-County Bureau of Identification (CCBI).


Pictures of Big Brown and LP were shared from WTVD.


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