2023 年弗吉尼亚州虐待动物重罪定罪：雅各布·克拉克·威廉姆斯 （Jacob Clark Williams） 刺伤狗致死，缓刑六个月。 2023 Virginia felony animal cruelty conviction: Jacob Clark Williams fatally stabbed dog, received six months' probation.
Jacob Clark Williams因在2023年8月1日在弗吉尼亚州林奇堡刺杀一只叫Lightning的狗而被判犯有严重虐待动物罪。 Jacob Clark Williams was convicted of felony animal cruelty for fatally stabbing a dog named Lightning in Lynchburg, Virginia, on August 1, 2023. 尽管他被定罪,但他仍被判处6个月的监护缓刑和2年缓刑。 Despite the conviction, he received a sentence of six months of supervised probation and two years of suspended prison time. 证人和兽医证词反驳了Williams的说法,即在据称狗咬了一名妇女之后,他采取了自卫行动,表明狗没有因最初的刺伤而受致命伤。 Witnesses and veterinary testimony contradicted Williams' claims that he acted in self-defense after the dog allegedly bit a woman, revealing that the dog was not fatally injured by the initial stab.