North Carolina: Kenly Couple - Jimmy Williams Jr and Patricia Williams - Wanted for Abandoning Home, Leaving Animals to Die

NORTH CAROLINA -- Wilson County authorities said Thursday that they are searching for a Kenly couple after about a dozen dogs were found dead in their home.

Deputies responding to a report of dogs running loose at 9235 Lefty Road found no one home, but they saw through a window two dead dogs on the floor inside, authorities said.

After obtaining a search warrant and going inside, the deputies found nine more dead dogs inside and outside the home, authorities said. Another 10 dogs and two iguanas were still alive and were put in the custody of the Wilson County Animal Shelter.

An investigation determined that Jimmy Carroll Williams Jr. and Patricia Ann Williams had abandoned the property, leaving the animals behind, authorities said, adding that heat and water at the home had been turned off since Jan. 19.

 

 

Warrants have been issued for Jimmy and Patricia Williams, charging each with 11 counts of killing an animal by starvation, 11 counts of animal cruelty, 23 counts of abandonment and 21 counts of failure to vaccinate.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call Lt. Todd O’Neal of the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office at 252-237-2118.

(WRAL - Jan 28, 2016)