Steven A. Bixler (Steve Bixler), 29, of Piqua, will pay fines and court costs of approximately $450, will work 40 hours of community service and was given a suspended jail sentence of two months in jail for his convictions on two counts of cruelty to animals and two counts of abandonment of animals. He also will spend the next two years on probation.
Bixler initially was charged with two counts of animal cruelty and four counts of animal abandonment.
Shonda R. Lee, 37, of Piqua, was originally charged with a count of animal cruelty and failure to license a dog. She was convicted of one count of failure to license a dog and was ordered to pay court costs of $74.
A sheriff ’s deputy patrolling on foot near the bridge found the four puppies after a vehicle pulled up and dumped them. The four puppies were later adopted out to good homes by the Miami County Animal Shelter.
The mother dog, Precious, was surrendered by Lee on Nov. 13. She was adopted out to a good home, too. Lee claimed she was unable to care for the four puppies, but really they didn't want to have to pay the $5 per puppy fee the shelter charged to accept them.
(The Daily Call - January 26, 2013)
2015 UPDATE:
Shonda just can't stay out of jail. She was on probation in 2015 when she was arrested again for being a drug dealer. I'm not surprised.
Full name: Shonda R. Lee
Sex: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140 lbs
Eyes: Green
Hair: Brown
Birthdate: 11/30/1975
Arrest age: 39
Booked Date: May 14, 2015
Booked By: Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Charges
• PROBATION VIOLATION
• TRAFFICKING IN DRUGS
Earlier:
