Alan Brown was sentenced to 2 years of neighborhood supervision, and can nonetheless be allowed to coach canine.
FORT WORTH, Texas — An Arlington canine coach tied to 3 separate pet deaths will obtain no jail time after pleading responsible to 1 rely of animal cruelty Tuesday morning in a Tarrant County courtroom.
Alan Brown was initially indicted on three third-degree felony counts of animal cruelty in connection to these deaths. Nonetheless, two of the fees had been waived as a part of a plea cope with prosecutors, as proven in correspondence from the district legal professional’s workplace.
The one cost Brown pleaded to was lowered to a Class A misdemeanor, which carries a punishment of as much as 1 12 months in county jail and a $4,000 high quality. Brown acquired two years of neighborhood supervision below a deferred adjudication settlement as a substitute.
He is not going to be allowed to board any canine however can be allowed to coach them below his enterprise ‘Okay-9 Path’ whereas he is below neighborhood supervision.
He will even be topic to drug and alcohol testing, per court docket information, and full 80 hours of neighborhood service. He additionally should report back to the Group Supervision and Corrections Division of Tarrant County month-to-month and obey all of their guidelines and rules per paperwork from the court docket.
WFAA spoke with Brown on the cellphone following Tuesday’s court docket listening to, however he responded with ‘no remark.’
Emeka and Masera Ndukwe weren’t happy with the end result. Their animal cruelty case involving the loss of life of their canine ‘Brooklyn’ was the one one which caught in Brown’s case.
They advised WFAA they felt the DA’s workplace settled on the final minute and that none of this might present up on Brown’s felony document, offering he completes neighborhood supervision with out points.
“This simply leaves a nasty style in our mouths,” Emeka Ndukwe stated. “He will get to stroll free–can work with canine nonetheless, and who’s to say he will not do that once more?” Masera Ndukwe stated.
“Nothing actually modifications for him in any respect, however for us, we’ve got to reside along with his actions every day,” Emeka Ndukwe added. “He acquired to plead out with out our involvement, and it is a shock to us. We are going to focus our vitality on ensuring folks know who he’s, what he did to us, and what he is able to.”
Background
Brooklyn was a Bernadoodle who died in Alan Brown’s care whereas the Ndukewes had been vacationing abroad. The couple’s story went viral on-line final 12 months, and three different pet homeowners who had canine die in Brown’s care courting again to 2021 got here ahead.
WFAA did tales with all three of their homeowners in early August of 2023.
The Ndukwes stated they dropped off Brooklyn with Alan Brown in late June for a number of weeks whereas they honeymooned in Europe. The Ndukwes advised WFAA they’d a buddy organize to choose Brooklyn up when Alan Brown didn’t replace them on how he was doing.
However whereas preparations had been being made, Alan Brown advised the Ndukwes that Brooklyn had died in her kennel whereas in his van. A report from a vet clinic stated that Brooklyn was in Alan Brown’s van with the A/C going within the warmth whereas he was educating coaching courses. The report additional acknowledged that the canine was unresponsive when Alan Brown returned to examine on her.
The Ndukwes stated the clinic stored Brooklyn’s stays after Alan Brown tried reviving her. However then the Ndukwes stated Alan Brown finally admitted that Brooklyn had been useless for a number of days — presumably as many as seven — once they tried pulling her out of Okay-9 Path.
In a textual content message offered to WFAA, Alan Brown replied to the Ndukwes that he did not attain out sooner to “…protect as a lot of your honeymoon & Paris reminiscences as potential for future anniversaries.” The couple stated they had been livid once they came upon and returned to the U.S. instantly. As a result of Alan Brown did not honestly inform them of Brooklyn’s sudden loss of life, the couple stated, they may not order a necropsy in time to find out a reason for loss of life.
A grand jury discovered advantage within the Ndukwe’s claims and added that Alan Brown failed to speak with them for them to request a necropsy to find out how Brooklyn died. That line was filed below the proof tampering accusations within the indictment that had been finally waived.
Cost in opposition to APD officer dropped
Brown’s spouse, Stacie, was fired by the Arlington Police Division earlier this 12 months. She had been a longtime officer for 18 years and was charged with retaliation concerning her husband’s case.
Her cost, additionally a third-degree felony, was dropped by prosecutors the identical day that Brown accepted his plea deal.
A division spokesperson stated Brown can protest her firing to regain her job.
Stacie Brown’s retaliation cost stems from a police report she filed in opposition to the Ndukwes following their submit about Brooklyn that went viral that included Brown’s title, her relationship to Alan Brown, their handle the place he operated Okay-9 Path and Stacie Brown’s badge quantity.
The submit learn as a warning to not use Alan Brown’s enterprise.
A report filed by Stacie Brown stated that the Ndukwes posted this with the intent to hurt or threaten Brown on account of her service or standing as a public servant. Alan and Stacie Brown later dropped the case.
Stacie Brown’s indictment learn that she “did deliberately or knowingly hurt or threaten to hurt (the Ndukwes) by an illegal act, specifically making a false police report back to a peace officer, and the illegal act was dedicated in retaliation for or on account of the standing of Emeka Ndukwe as an individual who has reported the incidence of a criminal offense.”
