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Sussex County Petting Farm Owner Offered Plea Deal In Animal Cruelty Case
Dennis Sugar, owner of Sugar Sweet Farms in Sussex County, has been offered a plea deal after being accused of animal abuse and neglect at two of his past farms, reports say.
Sugar, who was accused of neglecting to care for “dozens” of pigs and goats, leading to their death, disease and injury, appeared for a virtual hearing with Judge Louis S. Sceusi Tuesday, NJ Herald reports.
Once Sceusi offered the plea deal, which could include a probation sentence, Sugar’s lawyer, George Daggett, stated that he intended to file a motion for the dismissal of the indictment, reports say.
Daggett entere…