Showing posts with label january 2017. Show all posts
Showing posts with label january 2017. Show all posts

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Illinois: Syed Hassan, 38, charged with aggravated animal cruelty

ILLINOIS -- Arrest information
Full Name: Syed Hassan
Date:01/12/2017
Total Bond: $200
Personal Information
Arrest Age:38
Gender: Male
Birthdate: 01/01/1979
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 130 lbs
Charges
#1 AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
STATUTE: 510 ILCS 70/3.02(a)

Saturday, March 18, 2017

North Carolina: Wendy Kasper Charged with Sexual Misconduct with Dog and Creating Child Porn

NORTH CAROLINA -- A North Carolina woman has been arrested and accused of sexual misconduct with an animal and creating child porn by filming children in bathrooms, authorities report.

Rowan County Sheriffs arrested Wendy Arlene Kasper, 36, and charged her with felony secret peeping with a recording device and possessing photographic images from secret peeping.

She was also hit with three counts of crimes against nature after video showing her engaging in sexual contact with a dog came to light during the investigation, Fox 8 reported.


An investigation was launched in December by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigative Division which joined with the Rowan County Department of Social Services after allegations were made that Kasper sexually exploited a young girl.

During the course of the investigation, authorities found video of the child using a bathroom and learned that Kasper had also sexually abused a dog on several occasions.

Police also found a link between Kasper and an individual named Joshua Douglas Martorelli, whom they suspect of dealing in child pornography.

“This investigation indicated that Kasper was involved in child pornography dissemination with 33-year-old Joshua Douglas Martorelli,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a press release released on Saturday.

“Joshua Martorelli (Josh Martorelli) is also from Salisbury, and is possibly involved in a larger child pornography group that is still under investigation. This information is being shared with other jurisdictions to include the N.C. SBI,” the statement added.


An arrest warrant for Martorelli was also released and police say he was last seen in the Old Concord Road area of Salisbury, North Carolina.

Kasper is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center under a $25,000 secured bond.

Authorities are asking anyone with information on the location of Martorelli to contact Lt. C.A. Moose (704) 216-8687, Detective C.J. Gordy (704) 216-8710.

(Breitbart - Jan 8, 2017)

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Rhode Island: Stacey Derouin, 41, charged with abandoning cats at Taco Bell drive-thru

RHODE ISLAND -- A Cranston woman has been criminally charged after allegedly abandoning a pair of cats at a Taco Bell drive-thru in Coventry.

Two people were caught on camera Thursday morning arriving in a car, taking two cat carriers out and putting them on the grass outside the building, getting back in their car, ordering food, and driving away.

 

Police distributed photos and video in an effort to identify the people involved.

According to Chief John MacDonald, police took an anonymous tip Saturday identifying the two people.

Officers contacted one of them, 41 year-old Stacey Derouin, and made arrangements to have her come to the police department for questioning.



MacDonald said Derouin admitted to the investigating officer that she and a male acquaintance - Kenneth Germani - abandoned the cats there, but she swears she only did this after supposedly trying to get several animal shelters to take the cats.

The two cats are in the care of Coventry Animal Control.

Derouin was charged with two counts of abandonment of animals from a motor vehicle and given a court date of February 8th; she was also charged with not vaccinating the cats against rabies and given a Municipal Court date.

After being charged, she was released with a summons.

  

The investigation is ongoing in connection to the male suspect, Kenneth Germani. Police are looking for him for questioning.



(WJHL - Jan 29, 2017)

Tennessee: Caroline Miller abandoned more than a dozen animals to starve and die a slow, painful death. For that, she will not spend one single night in jail.

TENNESSEE -- A Tennessee woman with ties to Ashe County who was charged with multiple animal cruelty counts in late 2015 accepted a plea agreement in court on Monday.

That news comes from the Johnson County Clerk of Court’s Office.

   

CHARGED WITH 9 FELONY COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND 6 MISDEMEANOR COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY

Caroline Jessie Miller, who once lived in West Jefferson and ran a local dog grooming business, was charged on Nov. 15, 2015 with nine counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and six counts of cruelty to animals after Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies said they found starving dogs, along with dead animals and their remains in a Mountain City home.

Her attorney can clean her up for court all
he wants. She has no soul.

This week, Miller accepted a deal under terms of judicial diversion, according to the Johnson County court officials, in which she agreed to forfeit her animals to authorities and abide by the terms of four years probation.

NO JAIL TIME. FOUR YEARS OF UNSUPERVISED PROBATION AND AFTERWARDS ALL THE POLICE REPORTS WILL BE DELETED AND ALL THE CHARGES ERASED FROM HER CRIMINAL RECORD - AS THOUGH HER CRIMES HAD NEVER HAPPENED. 

AS THOUGH THESE ANIMALS HADN'T SUFFERED EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY SINGLE DAY UNTIL SLOWLY DYING, ONE BY ONE.

SHAME ON JOHNSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.

 

According to a Session Court Affidavit filed on Nov. 15, 2015, by JCSD Deputy Patrick McGuinn, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to a call on Fall Branch Road in Mountain City after a neighbor had reported “smelling something dead and thought it might be coming from his neighbor’s house.”

Upon investigating, deputies said they found numerous living dogs tied to, or inside of, the house in addition to dead animals inside and outside the home, including cats and a rabbit, according to the affidavit.

 
 
 

An Affidavit revealed deputies found at least six dead animals, including cats and a rabbit, at the home. Officials also found several skulls. Six dogs were found alive, but in poor health, living among trash and animal feces.

Tommy Lipford, of Friends of Johnson County Dogs Rescue, was among the first people called to the scene.

“It was just a house of horrors,” Lipford said in 2015. “By far the worst place I’d ever been inside.”

 
 
Tommy adopted this Husky, one of the dogs
Caroline Miller abandoned to slowly die

(WJHL - Jan 30, 2017)

Earlier:
Tennessee: Caroline Miller charged with 15 counts of abuse after abandoned, starved, dead dogs found

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Mississippi: Injured hawk returned to the wild

MISSISSIPPI -- Hit by a car more than three months ago, an injured hawk was returned to the wild Tuesday morning. The bird of prey was nursed back to health by the animal welfare group, Wild At Heart Rescue.

"You're going to make us look magical," said veterinarian Dr. James Askew as he clutched a red tailed hawk with thick gloves. "That's awesomeness."

What's awesome is the remarkable recovery of this red-tailed hawk. Three months ago, it was found badly injured alongside a busy roadway.


"We're probably going to assume this guy was hit by a car somewhere on Cedar Lake. It did break the bone in its wing, he has a fracture. It was close to the carpus itself, the wrist so to speak," said Dr. Askew.

What followed was weeks of treatment and physical therapy. Once the break healed, the bird needed some help learning to fly again.

"When we got done here, he went to the Jackson Zoo to build up his wings in the flight cage up there," said Jamie Pope, who helped with the hawk’s rehab.

"And you passed flight school. Yeah, we're proud of you!" said the colorful Dr. Askew.

"This guy was a more than 50 percent not going to make it and be released. And because of these two here, Donna and Jamie, they basically said, no, this guy gets the benefit of the doubt. And they put tons and tons of hard work into this bird," the vet explained.

"Every animal is worth it. Especially all birds of prey. There are so few of them, you know. And just driving down the interstate you see so many of them hit by cars and everything," said animal rescuer Donna Saucier.

As news of the hawk spread, nearby office workers came out to watch its flight to freedom. It was bittersweet for those who had a personal stake in helping the bird they nicknamed "Tom A. Hawk."

"It's one of those tearful days, but happy tears you know?" said Saucier, "That they finally go home."


Then came the moment.

"We're going to send him off in that direction," said Dr. Askew, as he released the hawk.

Tom made the long awaited takeoff, then perched about 40 feet up in a tree near the release point. Wild and free once again.

Wild at Heart Rescue has helped more than 150 injured birds over the past year. About 100 of those were healthy enough to return to the wild. Such rescues are costly, and the group is thankful for all donations and volunteers.

(NBC12 - Jan 10, 2017)

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Georgia: Owner of Pit Bulls That Ripped 7-Year-Old's Ears Off Faces 'Slap on the Wrist'; Mother 'Livid'

GEORGIA -- A Georgia mother is outraged after learning that the owner of the pit bulls that attacked her son—leaving him with 300 stitches—faces nominal charges.

Seven-year-old Ethan Fain was a victim of a pit bull attack this past Christmas Eve. He was enjoying the outdoors and climbing a tree in his grandmother’s back yard when his life was drastically altered.


His parents heard screaming after the neighbor’s two pit bulls dragged Ethan out of the tree and over a four-foot fence. His mother told WSBTV that Ethan said the dogs “just kept shaking me and shaking me.” The attack finally ended when Ethan said he “laid really, really still” and the dogs stopped biting him.

According to the Daily Mail, the dogs "mauled his ears, taking the right one off and leaving his left ear hanging by a thread.” His physicians “sewed his right ear into his stomach in the hope of later reattaching it and gave him 300 stitches across his back, neck and shoulders.”


The owner of the pit bulls, as reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “is facing a maximum penalty of up to 12 months in jail and a $1,000 fine for reckless misconduct if he is convicted.”

The family’s personal injury attorney, Ginger Wentz, told reporters that "if a dog killed a chicken that belonged to a neighbor, the dog owner would be financially responsible, but that’s not the case when a dog bites a person.”

Wentz wants to see Georgia laws change to hold dog owners responsible for the damage they cause to people as well.

Wentz explained that these cases are “difficult to prosecute because [Georgia] has strict definitions for ‘dangerous dog’ and ‘viciousness.’" She says she wants to see “responsible dog ownership” enforced by her state’s laws.

The owner of the dogs, Tim Christian, turned the two pit bulls over to the county’s Animal Control, where they were “destroyed,” but he still owns two other pit bulls.


Meanwhile, Ethan Dowdy suffers from “nightmares and panic attacks related to the attack,” according to his mother, Tracy Dowdy Fain. “He sees doctors for his injuries and his post traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] two to three times a week.” The family’s medical bills are growing as a result of this tragic attack and the follow-up care their son requires. The Fain family created a GoFundMe page to raise $50,000 to cover the expenses. As of today, they have raised over $11,000 to meet their needs.

The family’s latest update on the fundraising page noted that Ethan is still receiving outpatient therapy with “many more medical appointments” ahead. The family remains optimistic for Ethan’s continued recovery from the Christmas Eve tragedy. Doctors hope to be able to reattach Ethan’s right ear in the next few months “as it is successfully collecting healthy tissue as it remains implanted in his stomach.” Fortunately, Ethan has kept a good sense of humor regarding his injuries. The family reports that he “continues to make jokes about people having to talk to his stomach for him to able to hear.”


While thankful for Ethan’s health, his mother is speaking out about her feelings regarding the potential consequences for the dog owner. “I think he is getting off with a slap on the wrist,” she stated. She added that a small fine and minimal jail time “[make] me sick to my stomach.… I’m beyond livid; my son could have lost his life.”

The debate continues as to whether pit bulls are a breed of dog that should be kept as pets. DogsBite.org reports genetic traits such as “unpredictability of aggression, tenacity (‘gameness’ the refusal to give up a fight), high pain tolerance and the pit bull’s ‘hold and shake’ bite style” as the reasons these animals can become so dangerous.

They also report 232 Americans killed by pit bulls from 2005 through 2015, which amounts to one person every 17 days. These animals were “selectively bred to conceal warning signals prior to an attack” to help them succeed in dogfights, making it difficult to know when a pit may cross over from loving family pet to dangerous attacker.

One study showed that 51 percent of dog attacks were from pit bulls, nine percent from Rottweilers, and another six percent from mixes of those two breeds—making an overwhelming majority of dog attacks rooted in pit bulls.


Whatever your opinions on pit bulls, parents should use caution if their children are playing around this type of dog. Ethan Fain’s mother told her local news station, “Ethan played with [the neighbor’s pit bulls]. He’s fed them treats.”

So even though a pit bull may know a child, there is still a danger they will attack. I am a dog owner and a dog lover, and my three-year-old son loves our boxer/Great Dane mix dearly. But when we are around pit bulls, he is always within arm's reach of an adult who could intervene.

 Attacks like the one that happened to Ethan Fain are far too frequent to take chances with your children.

(PJ Media - Jan 31, 2017)

Earlier:

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Canada: Dog that attacked 7-year-old boy in Verdun was a pit bull

CANADA -- Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre has confirmed that the dog who attacked a boy in Verdun on Sunday was, in fact, a pit bull and that it will be euthanized at the owner’s request.

Coderre added that the attack shows that the city was right to adopt a bylaw on dangerous dogs.

“It proves that there is a behaviour problem with these dogs,” Coderre said. “That’s exactly the reason we put this rule in front.”


The boy was attacked by the dog of his mother’s partner inside a home, according to a borough spokesperson. He suffered injuries to his face and required stitches on the inside and outside of his cheek.

“You know what I’m thinking about? The little seven-year-old kid who was bitten in the mouth and will be marked for life,” Coderre said, when asked to confirm that the dog will be put down.

The mayor insists the city’s controversial pit bill bylaw will reduce attacks and chided those who oppose it.

“It would be very interesting, now, to see what will be the excuse (from pit bull advocates)?” he said. “We believe in putting humans before dogs, it’s a pretty basic rule.”

Verdun’s mayor, Jean-François Parenteau, a member of Coderre’s party, agreed with the law, calling it “essential” in an interview with Radio-Canada. “It’s not about not liking animals,” he said. “It’s about prioritizing the human.”

Critics of the pit bull ban have said it unfairly punishes an entire breed of dogs for their owners’ behaviour. Pit bull advocates claim there’s no evidence linking breed-specific bylaws with a reduction in dog bites.

Parenteau said the SPCA is currently following protocol by holding the animal for 10 days to test for rabies and other diseases.

The dog will then be euthanized.

(Montreal Gazette - January 23, 2017)

Iowa: Sam the Labradoodle rescued from icy river

IOWA -- A good Samaritan in Iowa saved the life of a beloved family Labradoodle earlier this week, after spotting the animal stuck in an icy river and calling in firefighters to the rescue.

Jerry Romine of West Des Moines was walking his own dog Lucy when he heard a 13-year-old Labradoodle named Sam barking and whimpering for help from the icy, half-frozen river.

'The worst noise you could hear from an animal,' Romine told the Des Moines Register, adding that the wails 'made my blood curdle'.


As Sam struggled to keep his head above the swift-flowing waters of Middle River, gripping the surface ice with his front paws, Romine tried in vain to help the dog by tossing out a 50-foot tow rope, which was too short.

After driving door-to-door in the area seeking help, Romine called in rescuers from the Winterset, Iowa fire department, and can be heard calling out to Sam to hang on in video he took of the harrowing incident.


'I'm trying to get to you buddy, I'm sorry,' Romine called out to the forlorn dog. 'I've got help coming, hopefully.'

An animal carcass appeared to be sitting on the frozen waterway in the video, which may have tempted Sam onto the treacherously thin ice.

Arriving on the scene, two rescuers from the Winterset Fire Department ventured out onto the frozen river in a rowboat.


Stepping halfway out of the boat, one was able to pull Sam from the water and into the rescue boat at about 10.30am on Monday.

Sam was taken to a local veterinarian, who said the dog was so cold he 'wasn't even able to shiver'.

The quick-thinking vet used heating pads and blow-driers to warm up the frosty pooch, also administering a steroid.


Officials tracked down Sam's owner, Heather Russell, 24, of Winterset, who was extremely grateful for the heroic intervention.

Sam was up and walking by that afternoon, Russell said, and was quickly on the way to full recovery. The dog had been staying at the nearby farm of her parents, she said.


Romine said he was simply happy to help.

'Makes me feel blessed that I could do something,' he said.

(Daily Mail UK- Jan 9, 2017)

Australia: Police investigating after man strangles ibis bird to death

AUSTRALIA -- Police are appealing for witnesses to a "sickening" attack in the Brisbane CBD where an ibis was strangled to death and used to threaten passers-by on Saturday morning.

Detectives said a man captured and killed the bird about 5.30am on George Street before approaching members of the public as they walked past and threatening them with the dead bird.

Police attended and spoke to a man at the scene but are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or may have footage to contact them.


RSPCA Queensland spokesman Michael Beatty said after hearing the news "you just shake your head".

However, he said it may be difficult to bring animal cruelty charges against the man responsible.

"It will have to be taken into account whether the bird died immediately or suffered," he said.

Mr Beatty said if the animal died quickly then it would make pressing animal cruelty charges "more complicated".

However, if witnesses came forward with evidence the bird suffered, the likelihood of charges would increase.

District Duty Officer Senior Sergeant Neville Mills said police take matters of animal cruelty extremely seriously.

"Attacks of this nature will not be tolerated and those responsible will be dealt with to the full extent of the law," he said.

Mr Beatty said the year had not started well after more than 90 animals were seized from an alleged puppy farm west of Stanthorpe on Monday.

(Hawkesbury Gazette - Jan 21, 2017)

Kansas: Police investigating after teen caught on video beating and kicking dog

KANSAS -- The Wichita Police Department continues to investigate a video on
social media that allegedly showed a male kicking and punching a dog.

The video was shot by Randi Carter Sunday morning in the are of 15th and Estelle just east of Grove.


Carter, who is a member of Beauties and Beasts Animal Rescue, often patrols the area looking for animals that may be in need.

“Rolled through one of my neighborhoods to check on my dogs,” Carter said.

That’s when Carter said she saw what appeared to be a young boy beating a dog along the Wichita street.


“I seen him do a correction and it was pretty rough and I thought, oh, that’s not going to be very good.” she said.

Carter quickly pulled out her cell phone and hit record. She said first the teenage boy punched the dog and then he got more violent.

“He tugged the dog, positioned the dog in front of him and then just kicked him and he kicked him about six times right in the face,” Carter said. “I cringed, I am like are you kidding me.”

She then gave the boy an ultimatum. Carter said she would call 911 if the boy did not release the dog to her custody. When the boy refused to hand over the animal, Carter called police.

Well handing over the dog to some stranger is not going to stop the behavior. He'll just get another dog and beat it as well.


On Monday, Wichita Police Lt. Joe Schroeder said the suspect, a minor, had been identified, interviewed and released to his parents. He said the dog was turned
over to animal services, and the family is fully cooperating with investigators.

“The Wichita Police Department cares about these cases, and we take animal cases very seriously,” said Sgt. Nikki Woodrow, Wichita Police Department.


Carter said she is somewhat pleased with the outcome. She’s happy knowing the dog is now in a safe place, but she said she’s concerned about the boy in the video.

“He needs help,” Carter said. “I want him to be educated.”

Despite Carter calling the police on the boy, she said she doesn’t want him to be charged in the case. Instead, she wants him to learn how to treat animals.


“I would love to train him. Come and work my kennels buddy. I want you to see
what it takes to clean a kennel. I want you to see what it’s like to actually
teach a dog to do something magnificent,” Carter said.

She also wants the boy to learn what it takes to rehab an abused animal.

“Let me show you what happens to these rescue dogs and how much it takes to fix them after people destroy them,” she said.

(KSN - Jan 9, 2017)

Australia: Dog's death at Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter prompts outrage

AUSTRALIA -- The death of a dog at the Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter in December has led to anger and concern from community members and animal welfare groups alike.

Bear, a 12-year-old male Chow Chow, died at the Hawkesbury Council-run pound on December 29, on a day where the Bureau of Meteorology recorded the top temperature at Richmond as being 39.5 degrees celsius.

The actual cause of death is unknown because Hawkesbury Council did not do an autopsy on Bear according to Council’s acting director for city planning Andrew Kearns.

The Gazette was contacted by several concerned residents, who thought Bear ought to have been shaved in anticipation of the heat.


Mr Kearns said veterinary advice provided to Council was that the coat of a Chow Chow acted as an insulator to keep the heat out.

He also said that Bear’s fur was badly matted when he came into the shelter and would have required sedation in order to be shaved.

Mr Kearns said on December 29, staff at the shelter regularly checked on the animals because of the heat.

He said roof sprinklers and hoses were used to cool the animals down, and Bear was given a cooling mat to lie on.

Mr Kearns said Council planned to review its practices in light of what had happened. He added that Council had identified a number of upgrades for the shelter and planned to start these upgrades during the financial year.

Hawkesbury Mayor Mary Lyons-Buckett said she had been trying to get to the bottom of what happened.

“Any death of an animal is sad and it is important that the community have confidence in the Council and how they run their companion animal shelter,” Cr Lyons-Buckett said.

Cr Lyons-Buckett said a review of how the animal shelter was run was on the agenda for 2017.

“We are committed to ensuring any necessary improvements to better enable animals to be cared for will be implemented as soon as practicable,” she said.

“We are also mindful that there may be extreme weather conditions ahead and that appropriate reviews of the number of staff and the methods for keeping animals as comfortable as possible will be utilized.”

Local animal welfare campaigner Ashley Avci said Bear’s death was heartbreaking.

“[This] serves as a reminder that 250,000 companion animals are destroyed in Australia each year. Most of these animals are dumped at the pound because of irresponsible pet ownership,” she said.

“I would like to see more education and responsible pet ownership and ethical pet purchasing practices. I’m just sorry that Bear has to die for this to be realised.”

Ms Avci said she would like to see Council upgrade its facilities and was pleased to hear Council had plans in the pipeline to do so.

A spokesperson for the RSPCA told The Gazette the organisation was investigating what had happened but at this stage had no further comment.

(hawkesburygazette - Jan 5, 2017)

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Canada: Little girl needs more than 300 stitches after dog attack

CANADA -- Please help Charlotte smile again.


My heart breaks for my niece and sister. Just recently my family and I received a heartbreaking phone call that my 3 year old niece had been attacked by a dog in her father's care.


He is under police, cas and spca investigation.

Charlotte has had her first surgery to put back together muscle and over 300 stitches in her face. (The surgeon stopped counting at 300) Emily has been told to not return to work for her state of mind is elsewhere.


My niece needs more surgeries performed by a plastic surgeon to get her back to herself. Please help my sister and my niece find a good plastic surgeon and help Emily while she's off work. Charlotte is such a beautiful girl inside and out and my family and I just want our little princess to be herself again.


GoFundMe link: "Please help Charlotte and Emily"
Created January 23, 2017 by Katie Morrison  
  Family
  Orangeville, ON

Saturday, February 4, 2017

Virginia: David Rush and his wife Carolyn Rush charged with animal cruelty after their dog was found screaming in pain

VIRGINIA -- Two Charlottesville residents are facing animal cruelty charges after officers say they neglected their dog.

Police say they were called out to the 200 block of Lankford Avenue for a report of a woman screaming a little before 1 a.m. Thursday, December 22.

Officers did not locate anyone, but say they did find a dog that was very ill.

  
 

Unable to find its owners, officers took the dog to a veterinarian. Due to the condition of the dog, it was euthanized.

A Charlottesville Police Animal Control officer followed up, and through her investigation determined that neglect of the dog lead to it having to be put down.

Felony warrants for cruelty to animals were served to 61-year-old David Edward Rush and 60-year-old Carolyn Elizabeth Rush. Both warrants were served on January 30.

(NBC29 - Jan 31, 2017)

West Virginia: Tracy Carr, 26, accused of throwing a puppy out of moving vehicle

WEST VIRGINIA --  A West Virginia woman is charged with animal cruelty after her sister said the woman tossed a puppy from a moving car near Spartanburg.

A sheriff's department report said 26-year-old Tracy Nicole Carr of Charleston, West Virginia, was charged with mistreatment of animals Sunday after her sister said a puppy was missing as she and her brother drove Carr home.


The woman said she asked Carr to keep the dog from climbing into the front seat. The woman said heard a thud after the window rolled down.

Carr told deputies the window "accidentally" rolled down and at the same time it "accidentally" rolled down, the puppy took a flying leap and "jumped" out the open window. She told deputies she hoped the puppy had died instantly.

 
 

Paula Church, with Greenville County Animal Care, said the puppy, now named Alyce, has a broken leg and cuts from the fall.

"After assessing her condition and securing her injury, our shelter vet sent her to another local vet where she is in surgery to help mend her leg, which was broken very close to her shoulder" Church said Tuesday afternoon. "They will continue to collaborate to make sure that Alyce receives the best care she can get."

It was not known if Carr has an attorney.

  
 

(WVVA - Jan 17, 2017)