Two Teens Arrested for Setting Dogs on Fire!!!!!

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TWO TEENS ARRESTED FOR SETTING DOGS ON FIRE

 

 

Two 17-year-olds were arrested Thursday morning for setting two dogs on fire earlier this month in Southeast Dallas.

 

Lefferreio Sudds and Jucorey Davis are charged with April 4 crime. Dallas Police responded to 911 calls from witnesses on Sunburst Drive in Pleasant Grove who reported seeing “two fireballs†running down the street and screaming in pain.

 

Sudds and Davis, who will be tried as adults, have been charged with a State Jail felony, which carries a maximum punishment of two years in prison. Both are being held on $5,000 bond in Dallas’ Lew Sterrett Justice Center.

 

The dogs, referred to as Hope and Justice by animal advocates who held a candlelight vigil in their memory, were euthanized by Dallas Animal Services. Both dogs suffered extensive burns over much of their bodies.

 

“We’re very pleased and relieved that these arrests have been made,†said Jonnie England, Director of Animal Advocacy for the Metroplex Animal Coalition, who saw and photographed the dogs at Dallas Animal Services before they were euthanized. “This is a vicious, violent crime, and those responsible need to be punished for their actions.â€

 

England commended the investigators in the case. “The Dallas Police and Det. Tommy Weesner, who led the investigation, recognized immediately the significance of this horrible crime,†she said. “They have done an outstanding job interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence.†England also noted that the Dallas County District Attorney’s office has been involved in the investigation from the beginning..

In a related case, seven other dogs found on Sudds’ property were seized the same night the two dogs were set on fire and taken into protective custody by Dallas Animal Services.

 

During a civil hearing before Dallas Municipal Judge Michael Acuna on April 15, police officers, animal cruelty investigators and a Dallas Animal Services veterinarian described the dogs’ health, physical condition and injuries. The seven dogs, including a 4-month-old puppy, all had major health problems and numerous wounds indicating they had been fought or had been the victims of dog fighting.

 

Judge Acuna found that the dogs had been cruelty treated and ordered that ownership be taken away from Michael Wilbert, step-father of Lefferreio Sudds. The judge ordered that the dogs be humanely destroyed based on the testimony by Dallas Animal Services. Wilbert was ordered to pay all costs associated with the care of the dogs while at Dallas Animal Services.

 

Immediately following the hearing, Wilbert was arrested for outstanding warrants in other cases and for parole violation and currently remains in custody.

 

This is the second case in Dallas in three years involving dogs set on fire. In April 2006, a dog named Mercy was stabbed, doused with gasoline and set on fire. Her owner, DeShawn Brown, was found guilty of a third-degree felony and sentenced to four years in prison.

 

“Ironically, just today, the Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed DeShawn Brown’s conviction for an almost identical crime,†said England. “These cases send a strong, clear message that we have zero tolerance for animal cruelty. If you abuse an animal, you will be investigated, arrested and prosecuted, and you will go to jail.â€

 

 

 

 

Hope Justice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO TEENS ARRESTED

FOR SETTING DOGS ON FIRE

 

 

Two 17-year-olds were arrested Thursday morning for

setting two dogs on fire earlier this month in Southeast

Dallas.

 

Lefferreio Sudds and Jucorey Davis are charged with

April 4 crime. Dallas Police responded to 911 calls from witnesses on Sunburst Drive in

Pleasant Grove who reported seeing “two fireballs” running down the

street and screaming in pain.

 

Sudds and Davis, who will be tried as adults, have

been charged with a State Jail felony, which carries a maximum punishment of

two years in prison. Both are being held on $5,000 bond in Dallas’ Lew

Sterrett Justice Center.

 

 

The dogs, referred to as Hope and Justice by animal advocates who held a candlelight vigil in

their memory, were euthanized by Dallas Animal Services. Both dogs

suffered extensive burns over much of their bodies.

 

“We’re very pleased and relieved that

these arrests have been made,” said Jonnie England, Director of Animal

Advocacy for the Metroplex Animal Coalition, who saw and photographed the dogs

at Dallas Animal Services before they were euthanized. “This

is a vicious, violent crime, and those responsible need to be punished for

their actions.”

 

England

commended the investigators in the case. “The Dallas Police and

Det. Tommy Weesner, who led the investigation, recognized immediately the

significance of this horrible crime,” she said. “They have

done an outstanding job interviewing witnesses and collecting

evidence.” England

also noted that the Dallas County District Attorney’s office has been

involved in the investigation from the beginning.

 

In a related case, seven other dogs found on

Sudds’ property were seized the same night the two dogs were set on fire

and taken into protective custody by Dallas Animal Services.

 

During a civil hearing before Dallas Municipal Judge

Michael Acuna on April 15, police officers, animal cruelty investigators and a

Dallas Animal Services veterinarian described the dogs’ health, physical

condition and injuries. The seven dogs, including a 4-month-old

puppy, all had major health problems and numerous wounds indicating they had

been fought or had been the victims of dog fighting.

 

Judge Acuna found that the dogs had been cruelty

treated and ordered that ownership be taken away from Michael Wilbert,

step-father of Lefferreio Sudds. The judge ordered that the dogs be

humanely destroyed based on the testimony by Dallas Animal

Services. Wilbert was ordered to pay all costs associated with the

care of the dogs while at Dallas Animal Services.

 

Immediately following the hearing, Wilbert was

arrested for outstanding warrants in other cases and for parole violation and

currently remains in custody.

 

This is the second case in Dallas in three years involving dogs set on

fire. In April 2006, a dog named Mercy was stabbed, doused with gasoline

and set on fire. Her owner, DeShawn Brown, was found guilty of a

third-degree felony and sentenced to four years in prison.

 

“Ironically, just today, the Fifth District

Court of Appeals affirmed DeShawn Brown’s conviction for an almost

identical crime,” said England.

“These cases send a strong, clear message that we have zero

tolerance for animal cruelty. If you abuse an animal, you will be

investigated, arrested and prosecuted, and you will go to jail.”

 

 

 

 

 

Hope

Justice