Two women in north Coffee County were arrested last week and charged with alleged misdemeanor animal cruelty, according to arrest reports.
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department arrested 42-year-old Gina Marie Walker and her mother, 64-year-old Penelope Marsh Walker of Lakeland, Fla. Friday, after deputies discovered nearly 100 neglected animals in an unsanitary house on County Road 201 in the Jack community.
According to Chief Deputy Ronnie Whitworth, deputies went to serve an eviction notice and found dozens of dogs, cats, birds, rabbits and goats living in the house. Whitworth said the house was strewn with animal waste and the smell was nauseating. He said it was unclear if the creatures were malnourished, but they “definitely needed to be looked after.”
Whitworth said animal cruelty cases are difficult to prove in court, but the arresting officer felt confident enough to obtain and serve the two warrants in the case. He said a non-profit animal recovery group had taken several of the animals, an Ozark veterinarian was looking at a few of them, and more were sent to Lil Tykes dog shelter in Daleville to be fostered. Coffee County Attorney Joe Cassady is also drafting a petition allowing a judge to seize the remainder of the animals.
In other law enforcement news, deputies arrested 27-year-old Gary Gene Sewell of Westville, Fla. Sunday and charged him with being a felony fugitive from justice. According to the arrest report, Sewell faces charges of possessing chemicals for manufacturing controlled substances and Florida authorities would pick him up from the Coffee County Jail later this week.
Deputies arrested 23-year-old Joshua Lee Burke of Elba Sunday and charged him with felony theft of property and misdemeanor receiving stolen property.
Enterprise police arrested 22-year-old Sarah Janie Hicks of Swenson Street Friday and charged her with felony chemical endangerment to a child. According to Police Capt. Mike Lolley, Hicks gave birth recently and the infant tested positive for cocaine.
Enterprise police arrested 33-year-old Brock Meadow Hudson of Creek Lane on a warrant Friday and charged him with two counts of felony possession of a controlled substance. As investigators served the warrant, Hudson was charged with misdemeanor tampering with physical evidence.
Sandy Money Blackmon, 35, of Elba, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies Monday and charged with misdemeanor failure to appear on a previous charge of negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument.
Alabama State Troopers and Enterprise police also made six misdemeanor driving under the influence arrests over the weekend.
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