Pet shop owner charged with animal cruelty sentenced on violation
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
YPSILANTI TWP., MI – An Ypsilanti Township pet shop owner accused of failing to properly take care of the animals in his shop, selling sick and dying animals, has been sentenced to probation.
Stuart William Collins, owner and operator of Pet City Pets, was sentenced Nov. 12 to nine months of probation after pleading guilty to one misdemeanor count of committing a pet shop violation, court records show.
Collins, 68, was originally charged with one felony count of animal cruelty against 4-10 animals, records show.
He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge, Sept. 24, after a deal was reached where the charge would be dismissed under the prosecutor’s voluntary deferred sentence program so long as he successfully completes probation.
2 young Ypsilanti men killed by same bullet in tragic Thanksgiving shooting
Police say man shot, killed himself; same bullet killed friend
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YPSILANTI, Mich. – Two Metro Detroit families are mourning after a young Ypsilanti Township man killed himself with a single bullet that also killed his friend on Thanksgiving.
Officials say the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting at Aspen Chase Apartments at about 7 p.m. on Nov. 26. Deputies reportedly discovered two 22-year-old men at the scene one was deceased, and the other was transported to the hospital, where he later died.
At first, investigators thought the incident was a homicide, but later found that wasn’t the case.
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December 10, 2020
WASHBURN COUNTY, Wis. – A man was arrested Monday afternoon for driving drunk and rear-ending a horse and buggy injuring five children in Washburn County.
According to the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened around 3:36 p.m. Monday on County Highway M near Church Road.
Authorities say the horse and buggy were traveling northbound on County Highway M and was rear-ended by a pick-up truck.
All five children riding in the horse and buggy were injured, two of the children were hospitalized for their injuries.
The horse was put down at the scene.
The driver of the pick-up truck was arrested for operating while intoxicated.