Day: 05/05/2023

Elizabeth Jaimes was taken into custody on Monday and charged with one count of aggravated cruelty to animals with a weapon, a second-degree felony, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show. According to a press release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff?s Office, deputies on May 1 responded to a 911 call regarding an animal cruelty incident at a residence located in the 5000 block of Halifax Drive.

Upon arriving at the scene, deputies were provided with a tape from an in-home security camera that allegedly showed Jaimes ?holding a 9-year-old Siberian Husky ?Maya? with a leash and repeatedly striking the dog with a rubber mallet on the head and torso,? authorities say.

Jaimes lives in the Halifax Drive residence with her boyfriend and his mother, who is the owner of the Siberian husky and the one who provided investigators with the alleged footage of the mallet attack.

Personnel at the Veterinary Emergency Group examined the dog and determined that she was blind in one of her eyes and had sustained multiple blunt force injuries to her head as well as back injuries that included fractures to her spine and ribs, the sheriff?s office said. Posted By Ghost