North Carolina woman facing 25 animal cruelty charges

Woman injured when she shot at deputies in Douglas County released, facing charges

The woman injured when deputies shot her after she shot at them last month in Douglas County has been released from the hospital and returned to Douglas County to face multiple charges for the incident. Fifty-eight-year-old Susan Sinclair of rural Seymour is being held in the Douglas County Jail after being released from Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. According to information from Sheriff Chris DeGase and court documents in the case, the i…

Variety of animals seized from Wake County home; woman charged with cruelty

Investigators found dogs, cats, chickens, bearded dragons, ducklings, a ferret, a turtle, and geckos in need of care at a home near Wendell.

North Carolina woman facing 25 animal cruelty charges

WENDELL, N.C. (WNCN) — A Wendell woman was arrested Thursday after several animals were found neglected at a home a week earlier, deputies said. According to the Wake County Sheriff's Office, deputies were asked on May 27 to investigate reported animal neglect at a home in the 2500 block of Edgemont Road near Wendell at the request of Wake County Animal Control. Deputies said they found dogs, cats, five chickens, bearded dragons, ducklings, a fe…

PCSO arrests two men for animal neglect

On Friday, May 30, 2025, deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested two men on multiple counts of animal neglect after discovering six dogs living in deplorable conditions inside a residence with no power or ventilation. When deputies arrived to the scene, they were unable to make contact with anyone