A horse and a puppy found at Fleming s property were euthanized because of their poor health, the district attorney s office said. Ten other horses were seized by the SPCA.Â
Numerous other animals were also in poor health because of lack of food, water and proper veterinarian care, an SPCA investigation found.Â
SPCA humane officer Jen Nields, who filed the charges, and assistant district attorney Christine L. Wison presented testimony at the hearings, which included two veterinarians who spoke about the animals conditions, the district attorney s office said.Â
Fleming is also facing charges on a fourth criminal docket after police said she entered a neighbor s cabin and stole scrap metal.Â
Lancaster teacher pleads guilty to child sex charges involving one of his students
Updated Dec 12, 2020;
Posted Dec 11, 2020
Timothy Mark Sterner entered a guilty plea for sexually propositioning a student at J.P. McCaskey High School over the course of several years, all while he was a teacher at the school. Photo: Lancaster County DA
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A former Lancaster County teacher accused of sexually assaulting one of his students pleaded guilty to several charges Friday and will have to register under Megan’s Law for the rest of his life.
Timothy M. Sterner, 54, pleaded guilty to five felonies and two misdemeanors, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. He will be sentenced in a couple of months.
Accused horse, dog abuser no-shows in court; charges upheld, prosecutors say
Updated Dec 11, 2020;
Twenty-five charges against a Lancaster County woman will move forward in court after she failed to show up to a recent preliminary hearing, prosecutors said.
Joanna M. Fleming, 45, was charged with five felonies, 10 misdemeanors and 10 summary offenses after authorities found malnourished animals lacking proper veterinary care on her Peach Bottom Road property in Fulton Township, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
A horse and puppy needed to be euthanized because of poor health, prosecutors said. Numerous animals were removed from the property by the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).