Demand for Prosecution & Punishment in Popcorn Park Zoo Animal Cruelty Case
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Dear Prosecutor Kelaher:
Matthew Ronneberg, Thomas Cavanaugh, and Matthew Mercuro were arrested recently and charged with, among other offenses, eight counts of Cruelty to Animals for their heinous murdering of animals at the Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey Township, NJ.
It is now the responsibility of you and your staff to prosecute these defendants to the fullest extent of the law for their brutal crimes. As you are well aware, severe forms of animal cruelty, including the torture or cruel killing of an animal, is a fourth-degree crime punishable by large fines and, more importantly, imprisonment for up to 18 months. We, the undersigned, urge you to forward defendants' charges to the Grand Jury for indictment rather than remanding them to municipal court and, in the course of prosecuting the case, insist on the maximum amount of imprisonment for each defendant. Likewise, we ask that you not accept any plea bargain that does not include guilty pleas for each of the eight counts of animal cruelty and/or does not provide for imprisonment as punishment.
The emus, ducks, and rheas could not defend themselves against their killers, nor can they now seek justice. A civilized society can not allow such brutality to go unpunished. Thus, please do all in your power to ensure that Ronneberg, Cavanaugh, and Mercuro are prosecuted and sentenced to the maximum terms allowed by law.
Matthew Ronneberg, Thomas Cavanaugh, and Matthew Mercuro were arrested recently and charged with, among other offenses, eight counts of Cruelty to Animals for their heinous murdering of animals at the Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey Township, NJ.
It is now the responsibility of you and your staff to prosecute these defendants to the fullest extent of the law for their brutal crimes. As you are well aware, severe forms of animal cruelty, including the torture or cruel killing of an animal, is a fourth-degree crime punishable by large fines and, more importantly, imprisonment for up to 18 months. We, the undersigned, urge you to forward defendants' charges to the Grand Jury for indictment rather than remanding them to municipal court and, in the course of prosecuting the case, insist on the maximum amount of imprisonment for each defendant. Likewise, we ask that you not accept any plea bargain that does not include guilty pleas for each of the eight counts of animal cruelty and/or does not provide for imprisonment as punishment.
The emus, ducks, and rheas could not defend themselves against their killers, nor can they now seek justice. A civilized society can not allow such brutality to go unpunished. Thus, please do all in your power to ensure that Ronneberg, Cavanaugh, and Mercuro are prosecuted and sentenced to the maximum terms allowed by law.
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