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IT'S OFFICIAL: NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Community Service IT'S OFFICIAL: NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Community Service
IT'S Official: NJ Woman Who Drowned Weeks-Old Puppy Gets 180 Days In Jail, Community Service UPDATE: A Morris County woman was formally sentenced Tuesday to 180 days in jail followed by five years probation for deliberately drowning a 10-week-old puppy in a West Milford lake. Superior Court Judge Marilyn C. Clark, sitting in Paterson, approved the terms of a plea deal under which Tonya Fea, 49, must complete 100 days of community service following her release. She also can no longer own a dog, under agreement with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. Fea, of Boonton, pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Paterson to third-degree animal cruelty two months ago, admitting u…
Grand Jury Indicts Morris County Woman Charged With Drowning Weeks-Old Puppy Grand Jury Indicts Morris County Woman Charged With Drowning Weeks-Old Puppy
Grand Jury Indicts Morris County Woman Charged With Drowning Weeks-Old Puppy UPDATE: Ten months after authorities said she confessed to drowning a 10-week-old puppy in a lake, a Morris County woman was indicted on animal cruelty charges by a grand jury in Paterson. Tonya Fea, 48, who claimed the Golden Retriever was already dead, was scheduled for a March 16 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson. Although state statutes allow a sentence of up to five years, she won’t likely go to prison but, rather, faces fines and court-imposed sanctions, including probation. Fea, of Jefferson, was arrested last May thanks to a $12,000 reward posted by …