A man who left a dog, which became unresponsive, inside a hot car on a day when it was over 90 degrees in Harvard has been sentenced to 20 days in jail, court records show. Michael A. Krefft, 24, of Braidwood, was charged in July 2021 with cruelty to animals and confining an animal in […]
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Man charged with beating, strangling his pet cat until it died in Huntley
A 20-year-old man is facing a misdemeanor charge after he allegedly hit and strangled his own cat, leaving the animal dead in Huntley, court records show. Tyler J. Meade, 20, of the 11600 block of Woodcreek Drive South in Huntley, was charged with cruelty to animals, a Class A misdemeanor. A criminal complaint filed in […]
Round Lake Park man charged with beating cat, leaving it with part of its face missing, prosecutors say
A Round Lake Park man was arrested after he allegedly beat a cat and left it with “part of its face missing” while multiple children were present in the home, prosecutors said. Rolando Gonzalez, 35, of Round Lake Park, was charged with one count of aggravated cruelty to animals and one count of animal torture. […]
2 teens plead not guilty to stabbing raccoon with sword and rake, striking it with hammer in Huntley
Two 18-year-old men have pleaded not guilty to charges that they posted a video online of themselves stabbing a raccoon with a sword and hitting it with a hammer in Huntley. Daniel A. Carey, 18, of the 11100 block of Grove Street in Huntley, was charged with two counts of animal torture, a Class 3 […]
Round Lake Park man charged with throwing cat out of window, running it over and killing it
Police arrested a Round Lake Park man after witnesses reported seeing him throw two cats out of his car, running one of them over and killing it, in Round Lake Park. Eduardo Flores-Rodriguez, 41, of the 400 block of Center Lane in Round Lake Park, was charged with one count of aggravated cruelty to animals […]
Huntley, Lake in the Hills men allegedly stabbed raccoon with sword and rake, struck it in head with hammer
Two 18-year-old men are facing felony charges after they allegedly used a sword and rake to stab a raccoon and then hit it with a hammer in Huntley, court documents show. Daniel A. Carey, 18, of the 11100 block of Grove Street in Huntley, was charged with animal torture, a Class 3 felony, and disorderly […]
Grand jury indicts Beach Park man for attacking woman and stabbing dog, seriously injuring it
A man is facing a slew of charges after he allegedly battered two people and stabbed a dog, seriously injuring it, in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on November 28 to a domestic battery call involving Nicholas S. Payne-Chapa, 25, of the 10100 block of West Chrissy Avenue in Beach Park. Payne-Chapa […]
Woman charged with abandoning 3 dogs, leaving 1 dog dead in Zion
A Zion woman has been charged with abandoning multiple dogs over the summer in the extreme heat, causing one to die and the others to be injured. Jasmine A. Freeman, 28, of the 2100 block of Gabriel Avenue Zion, was indicted by a grand jury on one count of aggravated cruelty to an animal, four […]
Man arrested after killing dog and strangling woman in Island Lake, police say
An Island Lake man was arrested after police say he strangled a woman’s small dog to death and then strangled the woman as she tried to help the dog. David A. Dally, 55, of the 300 block of Newbury Drive in Island Lake, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, aggravated domestic battery and two […]