from the pike county journal reporter www.pikecountygeorgia.com
There will be no trial in the case of Concord resident Roger Prater, charged with numerous counts of animal cruelty. He entered a blind guilty plea Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, in Pike County Superior Court before senior Judge Ben Miller, Sr.
Prater pleaded guilty to 31 counts of animal cruelty (there were originally 101). He was sentenced to 60 months in jail, but the sentence was probated such that he is to serve 120 days of home confinement and report to a probation officer or sheriff rather than wear an ankle bracelet. He is permitted to attend his home place property while serving home confinement and is permitted to transport his wife Bobbie Allison for medical treatment and care.
He is also to serve 100 hours of community service and is allowed some animals (including three horses and three cows) as specified in the sentence. He will allow inspections of his animals and property in Pike County by the department of agriculture and shall pay a $10,000 fine and other fees.
There were administrative proceedings pending against Prater by the department of agriculture which were also addressed. He is required to pay a fine of $25,000 to the department for the care of the animals from his farm which were impounded. The 24 horses and two foals that remain in the department's possession are to be sold to persons other than Prater, and the money will be paid to the department.
The case against Allison was placed on the dead docket, but she is prohibited from using the farms in any way that conflicts with Prater's sentence.
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Now is this right. Hang them like yall want to hang VICK.........
We've already hung these folks months ago when it first came up. I guess they don't need hanging again.
i wish that i could have sent my ex-wife out to live on that ranch for a while. 110lbs on the hoof would have been fine.
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DAMN!
that's the difference between white and black. whites always walk.
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