New York: Amanda Mills and Steven Jernigan charged with animal cruelty after a horse starves to death

NEW YORK -- Two town residents were charged Tuesday following an animal cruelty investigation by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.

Amanda M. Mills, 28, of North Centenary Road, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals (class E felony).

Steven D. Jernigan, 40, also of North Centenary Road, was charged with overdriving, torturing and injuring animals and failure to provide proper sustenance (misdemeanors).

Mills is accused of intentionally causing the death of a horse she owned by depriving it of necessary sustenance, food and drink.

Deputies said Jernigan knowingly deprived the horse of necessary sustenance, food and drink.

Mills and Jernigan were given appearance tickets to Sodus Town Court.

(Finger Lake Times - March 29, 2017)