Pegues sentenced, Barred from owning dogs for 15 years

Pegues sentenced, Barred from owning dogs for 15 years

After about seven hours of deliberations over two days, a Lafayette County jury on Wednesday found Terry E. Pegues guilty on five misdemeanor animal cruelty charges, acquitted him on 13 other charges and was unable to reach a verdict on two felony counts following a three-day trial stemming from the discovery of dead and neglected dogs on his property in 2024. Pegues was found not guilty on eight of the 10 felony aggravated animal cruelty charge…