'I Choked that Dog Out': Woman Accused in Dog Adoption Scam

Butler woman accused of strangling rescue dog, profiting off pledges

AUBURN — A Butler woman was arrested Thursday after allegedly collecting pledges and obtaining dogs from Indianapolis Care and Control to save them from euthanasia for the sole purpose of making a profit off their pledges.

“I choked that dog out”: DeKalb Co. woman accused of killing rescue dog to pocket pledges

A Butler woman is facing animal cruelty and fraud charges after she allegedly pulled dogs from an Indianapolis shelter to collect donor pledge money and killed at least one in her care.

'I choked that dog out': Woman accused in dog adoption scam

DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. – A DeKalb County woman orchestrated a scheme to raise donations under the guise of rescuing dogs who were about to be euthanized. She killed at least one of those dogs, according to investigators. Kayla Dillenburg, 32, is charged with torturing or mutilating a vertebrate animal, a Level 6 felony, along with [...]

Indiana Woman Charged in Dog Rescue Death, Fraud Case

Kayla Dillenburg faces felony animal cruelty and fraud charges after a dog named Motley was allegedly killed and cremated, police say.