9 20 Payne Plea
AN ELK CITY WOMAN RECENTLY
PLEADED GUILTY IN BECKHAM COUNTY DISTRICT COURT TO CHARGES OF CRUELTY TO
ANIMALS. 20 YEAR OLD JAEDA PAYNE WAS PLACED IN THE DELAYED SENTENCING
PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND WILL BE SENTENCED NEXT MARCH. PAYNE PLEADED
GUILTY TO NOT PROVIDING FOOD AND WATER FOR TWO OF HER DOGS THAT WERE LEFT
OUTSIDE. WHEN THE DOGS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY AN ANIMAL CONTROL
OFFICER, ONE OF THEM HAD TO BE CARRIED FROM THE PROPERTY BECUASE IT WAS TOO WEAK
TO STAND. COURT RECORDS SHOW BOTH DOGS WERE MALNURISHED.
