Accused animal hoarder allegedly Tasers trooper

[IDemo]

Source: Associated Press

(AP) – 5 hours ago

FARMINGTON, Maine — A 65-year-old Maine woman was jailed for allegedly assaulting a state trooper with a stun gun during an investigation into whether she was hoarding animals at her house. The woman pleaded not guilty to multiple charges Thursday in Superior Court in Farmington. The woman was under a court order barring her from keeping animals after nearly 70 animals were found at her home in 2004 and she was convicted of animal cruelty.

According to an affidavit, the woman used the stun gun on Trooper Aaron Turcotte on Wednesday after he showed up at her house. He was not seriously hurt.

The Sun Journal of Lewiston said at least 40 domestic and farm animals — including a donkey, two alpacas and a potbellied pig — were seized the next day.

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[appamado amata padam]

1. Before even reading story, headline alone

sounds like some poetic justice.

[xultar]

2. Wasn't the trooper going there to save animals from a known horder? Why is that Justice?

That woman was sighted for animal cruelty. I don't think a cop getting hurt trying to make sure animals are treated well is poetic justice.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

3. Because, you know.....

Fascist pigs......all that bullshit.

[Bette Noir]

4. She's hoarding fascist pigs?

[appamado amata padam]

8. I admitted I hadn't read story, and I am not a cop hater, just

remarking that in the vast majority of cases posted here, it's usually the troopers doing the tasing....

[LiberalFighter]

5. Is state police the appropriate leo for this? Or don't htey have local leo's to handle it?

[heyyouse]

6. ha, I work in the PETA dep't that forwarded the info to local police.

Getting a kick seeing this on DU. Hoarders like her tend to start out with good intentions... Feel bad for the cop, but at least the hoarder will be gone for a long, long time now.

[zonkers]

7. Hey cqn you get me one of those "I am not a McNugget" Posters?

[heyyouse]

9. i'll look in the mailroom. I know there's stickers for free in there

I didn't see anything on the peta or peta2 page. But I did dome across this http://www.peta2.com/notanugget/pdf/nugget-cutout.pdf

Easy enough to mount and color.