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Yolanda Glover Cruelty Case in Omaha, Nebraska
Woman Accused of Letting Dog Freeze to Death is in Court OMAHA (KPTM)- An Omaha woman could spend five years in prison for leaving her dog outside in single–digit weather for two weeks, without any food or water. 32–year–old Yolanda Glover waived her preliminary hearing on Tuesday, after being charged with felony animal abandonment. "Very few cases get charges as felony animal cruelty, shows this is a serious situation," said Mark Langan with the Nebraska Humane Society. Last month, Humane Society officials discovered Glover's adult German Shepherd frozen to the bottom of his dog house, near 40th and Curtis. "The investigation shows, she put the dog in the dog house, and moved out for two weeks – simply abandoning the dog, not proving proper food or shelter. [Autopsy results] show the dog died of a combination of starvation and hypothermia," said Langan. Glover's attorney, Steve Kraft, says his client had her reasons for not being home. "She was a victim of a home invasion robbery back on November 29th and hadn't been living at the house prior to this incident going down," said Kraft. Police reports show, Glover's house was ransacked by three black males, wearing bandannas over their faces. The men then robbed Glover and two other victims at gunpoint, leaving the house with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. As a result, Glover has been treated for mental health issues. "She's not doing well," said Kraft. But some argue, it doesn't explain why Glover was so careless, and didn't show up until after the dog had died. "She had actually called us, after we found the dog dead, about cremation arrangements for the dog; which struck us as odd – if you have the money to cremate, you'd think she had the money to feed and shelter the dog in the wintertime," said Langan. "You need to let the process play out, investigate the case and find out who was taking care of the dog at the time," said Kraft, who will be looking into whether someone else was supposed to be caring for the dog. Records show, back on November 19th, Glover was cited for not having the German Shepherd licensed or vaccinated. Glover does have another dog, who stays in–doors. Humane Society officials say, that dog is healthy, so they can't remove it from Glover's care.
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UPDATE: Dog Starved To Death, Owner Charged An Omaha woman is facing a felony charge of animal cruelty. The Nebraska Humane Society released the disturbing details Friday Morning. NHS says 32-year-old Yolanda Y. Glover of 4040 Curtis Avenue was arrested Friday morning by the Metro Fugitive Task Force. Thursday afternoon a judge set her bond at $10,000 meaning she'll have to come up with $1000 cash to get out of jail. Mark Langan with the Nebraska Humane Society says, " We had to dismantle the dog house to get the dog out." The German shepherd found frozen to the floor of his dog house. An examination showed the dog named 'Tramp' died of starvation and hypothermia. "Obviously, the two weeks the dog was outside did not treat him well. Dogs need to be fed, given water and properly sheltered and this dog didn't have any of those resulting in a very grisly death for this animal." A conviction for felony animal cruelty could put her in jail for five years but rarely does this charge lead to that. In the last five years, only one person in the metro, Anthony Schepis, has received substantial jail time for animal cruelty according to the Nebraska Humane Society. Schepis received two years in prison for beating to death his German shepherd puppy in 2006. He died in prison. The Humane Society had seen the German shepherd before. It was back in November of 2009 and he was healthy. That's when the same owner was ticketed for not having a license on either of her 2 dogs. "She does have another dog," says Langan. "It was checked today by Omaha Police who served warrants. The dog appears to be in good shape. It looks like an indoor dog so weather conditions don't come into play with that dog." Investigators learned of the frozen dog from an anonymous tip on February 1.
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Updated: 6:12 PM Nov 12, 2010 video
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