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Animal Cruelty Charge Against Century Man Upgraded To A Felony
September 9, 2016
An animal cruelty charge against a Century man has been upgraded to a felony.
John Jackson Grimes was charged with misdemeanor unlawful confinement or abandonment of an animal in early August. Now, according to the State Attorney’s Office, the charge against him has been upgraded a felony animal abuse charge of causing cruel death, pain and suffering. He was re-arrested and released from the Escambia County Jail on bond with a condition that he no possess any animals.
Escambia County Animal Control, Panhandle Equine Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office seized three severely malnourished horses from a property in the 2500 block of Highway 168, near Shaw Road, near Century on May 27, 2015.
According to court documents in the case, two of the horses had bones that were projecting and visible due to malnourishment. The horses were unable to graze due to a lack of grass in their quarter of an acre enclosure. It appeared that the horses had no water and no one caring for them for some time.
The horses were rehabilitated by Panhandle Equine Rescue.
As previously reported, Monroe Kemp Moore, Jr., age 51, was also charged in the case with two counts of unlawful confinement or abandonment of an animal. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $10,000 bond and with a judge’s order to not possess any animals.
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5 Responses to “Animal Cruelty Charge Against Century Man Upgraded To A Felony”
@Julie: READ my post. What does the VERY first sentence say? The point I was making is that simply looking at an animal MAY not tell the whole story, as what happened with my neighbor. I am also a responsible pet owner, and my animals are well taken care of, with some common sense about what they need and what I can afford. Simply anonymously calling PER or the Sheriff’s office about a potential abuse case can really hurt someone who, ultimately, is trying to help an animal. All I was saying is to report with caution and consider the whole scenario set before you. I’m not saying these guys don’t deserve what they have coming at all!
I’m also pretty smart, so I think my brain is all there!!
No excuse for abuse. If you have half a brain you can tell the difference between age and neglect. I saw pics of the property these horses were contained on and it didn’t take a rocket scientist to see neglect. Throw the book at these abusers.
I agree that these folks don’t need to own any animals at all! However, PLEASE keep in mind that not all animals that appear poor are abused. In fact, quite the opposite might be the case, and a false claim of abuse can cost an honest, loving animal owner unnecessary expense to prove their innocence. Case in point: My neighbor was accused of animal neglect abuse because she had three horses and one of them, an elderly animal, failed to put on weight after the winter months, even though it had an abundance of grass, water and was fed everyday. The horse remained thin. Now, she has to have the vet come out and check the horse out when it’s nothing more than age. Even the animal control officer said that it was obvious all the animals on the property were well taken care of – fat, in fact. The issue was with the HORSE, not the owner. Please think before you call – use your eyes and make an educated, non-emotional assessment before ruining someone else’s financial health with false claims.
They weren’t supposed to possess animals from a previous arrest! Same poor horses, I hope they don’t give these horses back to them!
Good. It seems to me that these people get off easy, get more animals, and then abuse these poor creatures all over again.