Raisin City man accused of felony animal neglect gets 180-day sentence

CALIFORNIA -- A Fresno County man who pleaded no contest to six felony charges of animal cruelty was sentenced Friday to 180 days in jail, 200 hours of community service and three years of probation.

In announcing the punishment, Superior Court Judge Gregory Fain said Gary Charles Long, 31, admitted his wrongdoing and has no prior criminal record.

Looks like his lawyer advised him to shave the goatee and grow his hair out
so he won't look so much like an anti-establishment, neo-Nazi wannabe.
Typical ploy by defense attorneys. Remember how the "Menendez Boys"
were trotted out in their oxfords and cutesy sweaters during their murder trials?

Leslie Abramson dressed the brothers in oxfords and sweaters to make them
seem less threatening to jury members. She was chastised for frequently
hugging the 'boys' and acting motherly towards them in front of the jury.

But Fain told Long he could not manage or take care of livestock or animals used for food or work. Long also cannot be employed in a job that cares for animals, the judge said.

 

Sheriff's deputies arrested Long on July 3 after they received an anonymous tip regarding dead and emaciated animals at his home on the 11000 block of South Cornelia Avenue near Raisin City.

When deputies arrived, they found dead chickens and a dead cow, as well as malnourished cows, pigs, dogs and rabbits, authorities said.

Brittany Long is eight months pregnant and says she's in no shape to take care of animals. That was her husband's job. But she says the extreme conditions described by investigators have been exaggerated.

Brittany says they feed the animals before they feed themselves. Based
on that double chin, I doubt her story. It's the mark of a classy woman
who puts her cell phone in her bra strap while talking with reporters.

"This is not right," said Brittany Long (on the day of the raid). "Our animals come first. We, in most cases, feed our animals before we feed ourselves."

In a plea deal last month, Long pleaded no contest to six felony charges and prosecutors dismissed 10 felony charges of animal cruelty.

Long is expected to be released from jail Monday because of time he has already served behind bars, and because of good-time credits earned while in custody.

(Fresno Bee - Sept 28, 2013)

Earlier:

• Wife insists they feed the animals before themselves, but the corposes of animals prove her to be a liar
• This horrid woman should NOT be allowed to breed
• Man who starved animals to death receives "multiple letters from family and friends on his behalf"