LANCASTER – A Lancaster-area woman has been sentenced for injuring her pit bull-mix dog, causing serious injuries to its head and eyes, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.
Desiree Lenore Martinez, 41, was sentenced Tuesday (June 17) to one year in county jail and three years formal probation, stated Deputy District Attorney Lyle Rigg.
She received credit for 256 days already served in jail from Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carlos Chung of the Antelope Valley Branch.
Martinez, who pleaded no contest to one count of animal cruelty on April 17, was prohibited from having or taking care of any animals for 10 years.
The conviction stems from an incident that occurred on Feb. 9, 2014. Martinez choked her pit bull-mix dog with shoelaces and hit it in the head with a rock, the prosecutor said. The dog was found in an empty lot, hardly able to move.
The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control provided medical treatment for the dog, which has since been adopted.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Santa Clarita Station, investigated the case.
(Information via press release from the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.)
Go Figure says
Wow. 256 days credited…. Well if you are doing well in jail, a good day can equal 2 to 3 days credit. Gotta love the system.
knikkiknack says
I am in no way condoning her actions she should pay in many ways. But you miss understood that it said she was given credit for 256 days She Already Served meaning she sat in jail awaiting her trial/sentencing. Also it doesn’t say she was released.
karloumar says
The incident occurred Feb. 9 2014 this year, is hasn’t been 256 day yet. Its only bee 129 days. She should get the same treatment she gave her dog.
sickoftheirways says
@ karloumar I 100% agree…
What goes around comes around…maybe the word will get to the inside while she is still there. Don’t waste tax payers $$$ on trash like this!!
jennie says
she felt really bad for hurting an animal she never gets to have a pet for ten years of her life and she is never gonna see her dog that she loves ever again
Pat says
How can you even say she loves that baby?? She tried to kill it!! SMDH
I've seen it all says
You guys still don’t see it. Part of he Democratic Platform for prison reform is to educate, give job training, job placement, housing, & finacial assistance in hopes of not committing another crime. Jails are so full that they’re not even filing charges unless its a violent felony. Watch the news stories. Armed robbers are getting county jail time instead of state prison. Go democrats.
G. Marrion says
You Cons want to strip money away from education, job training, and job placement so you can manufacture desperate people into criminals and fill your for profit prisons. If prisons weren’t full of simple possession inmates from your failed “War on Drugs”, your cash cows wouldn’t be so fat.
dumbandblind says
Where is justice here? If this were the other way around the animal would be euthanized.
Karen says
She was credited with 256 days when the incident happened just 4 months ago. The laws need to get tougher for these animal abusers.
Dixie says
She was detained in jail upon arrest on Feb. 9, but still “innocent until proven guilty.”
You get two days credit for each day incarcerated. She had already been detained 128 days before the sentence was handed down, so she received credit for 256 days.
lori bridges says
This is rediculous. Only a yr if that. Why even be allowed to ever have an animal or child. How disgusting. Judges stop slapping the animal abusers hands. Prove to them and everyone this [removed] will not be toleratef. Or better yet put them in a room with us animal lovers. That scum will be begging for tthe cops
Max says
She obviously was suffering from Perris Derangement!
sjgranai says
As was stated elsewhere…. We all wonder if she will get an award by Mayor Parris?