Felony Animal Cruelty Case: State of Ohio v. Leshawn Gilleland

03/04/24 • 101 min

Warning: This episode discusses the details of a case of animal cruelty where the defendant was charged with felony animal cruelty.

We are joined by Sandusky Chief Dog Warden Kelly Pocock, whose hard work and determination resulted in the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of a dog killer. Solving this case involved crime scene investigation, necropsy, blood spatter, interrogation, and interviews and is a case that should be an example to other officers facing similar cases. This case also includes the presentation to the court of a Victim Impact Statement on behalf of the deceased dog, something that we do not see because animals are not normally recognized as victims of crime, just property.

In addition to the interview with Kelly, our listeners will be able to hear the interview with the suspect and, along with us, dissect the information to determine if he is telling the truth or not.

Following Kelly's interview, we follow up with the Humane Society of the United States' Laura Koivula, who shares how the HSUS assisted this small rural town with this big investigation.

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03/04/24 • 101 min

The Animal Welfare Junction - Felony Animal Cruelty Case: State of Ohio v. Leshawn Gilleland

Transcript

DrG00:00:20.257

Hi and welcome to the Animal Welfare Junction. This is your host Dr. G and our music is written and produced by Mike Sullivan. I want to warn everybody that today's episode is about a case of criminal assault on a dog. We're going to be discussing a traumatic experience that a dog suffered, a dog that did die from that experience. So I want everybody that's listening to take self care and make sure that they're not too affected by what we're going to b

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