Dog's throat lacerated, resulting in death.
- by: Kristy Winfrey
- recipient: Tom S. Landrith, District Judge
This petition is over. This has made it to the designated target and no additional signatures are necessary. Thank you!! 19 year old, Robert Lee Bailey, cut the throat of 6 year old dog, Sassy after stealing her from her yard and taking her to an abandoned trailer to kill her. He was arrested January 17, 2006 and held on $50,000 bond. He admitted he was guilty and confessed to taking Sassy from her yard and killing her. However, he was later released with the sentence of time served, counseling and being ordered to live with his grandfather in Nevada. He is not serving any more time in jail, he is not being punished for this brutal crime. He is free to harm more animals and possibly move on to humans. This is a disservice to your community and other communities around the country. He needs to be punished for this crime against an animal. According to the Ada Evening News the DA, Nancy Shew, was quoted as saying, "This type of offense could carry up to five years in jail, but [she] felt that this type of punishment was enough to help get Bailey back on the right track." We, the undersigned, disagree with the sentence given by Judge Thomas Landrith and the opinion of the Nancy Shew. This is not enough to get him "back on the right track." He needs to be severely punished for this premeditated crime that he admitted to committing. He plead guilty to this crime and he needs to be sentence to the maximum allowed by law, which according to DA Nancy Shew is five years in jail. We, the undersigned, demand that Robert Lee Bailey be sentenced to the maximum penalty for animal cruelty and/or abuse in Ada, Oklahoma. He did not deny his actions as he plead guilty and admitted to the involvement in the death of Sassy.
Robert Lee Bailey, 19, was charged with cruelty to animals. Bailey was arrested on Jan 17 by Deputy Ronnie Sites. William Prowse, resident of the Country Lane Trailer Park, reported to PCSO on Jan 13 that his 6-year-old female poodle, Sassy, was missing from his fenced yard. Undersheriff Joe Glover said Prowse was notified by neighborhood children of a large amount of fresh blood inside a nearby abandoned trailer house the following day. Prowse inspected the house and found Sassy dead under the trailer. According to Glover, she was inside a drain hole and apparently died from a lacerated throat. Glover said Bailey first denied any involvement with the dog or her death. Glover interviewed Bailey at the PCSO Jail where he confessed to the crime. Bailey admitted to taking Sassy from Prowse's yard and killing her at the abandoned trailer house. He was sentenced to time served, counseling and being ordered to live with his grandfather in Nevada.
The DA says this type of offense could carry up to five years in jail, but felt that this type of punishment was enough to help get Bailey back on the right track.
Sign PetitionSign PetitionThe DA says this type of offense could carry up to five years in jail, but felt that this type of punishment was enough to help get Bailey back on the right track.
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