A home video showing two starving puppies launched a criminal investigation that wrapped today with the sentencing of the woman who admitted to the crime. Laci Harper, 27, of Burket, initially denied starving her two German Shepherd puppies insisting the dogs were being cared for. Instead, she told … Read More
A second misdemeanor charge has now been filed in a local case of animal cruelty. Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan Hampton said late Wednesday that Laci Harper, who also goes by the name Laci Bailey, now faces two Class A misdemeanor charges of cruelty to an animal. The second … Read More
(UPDATE: Lt. Don Wiesehan of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department served the warrant on Laci Harper, aka Laci Bailey, Thursday afternoon.) An arrest warrant was served Thursday afternoon for the woman accused of starving two German Shepherd puppies. Laci Bailey, who also goes by the name Laci Harper, … Read More
The necropsy performed on a puppy found deceased and chained in a Burket yard confirms the German Shepherd died of starvation. Dr. Richard Brungardt of Lakeland Animal Clinic in Syracuse performed the necropsy on the puppy after it and a second German Shepherd puppy was found by Patrick … Read More
In the case of two German Shepherd puppies left to allegedly starve to death, the surviving puppy tested negative for the deadly parvovirus, something the owner, Laci Bailey, claimed was likely the culprit that caused the dogs to become so severely emaciated. On Sunday, Patrick Jamison, a neighbor … Read More
(UPDATE: AWL lab tech Libby Flock confirmed to Stacey Page this afternoon that the male German Shepherd removed from a Burket home yesterday tested negative for the parvovirus. The puppy is up and eating today and appears to be “happy,” but no additional information is being provided because … Read More
