A Florida woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the deaths of two dogs that were reportedly abandoned in crates in her backyard.
The arrest follows a months-long investigation by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
In March 2025, deputies responded to a home on Ninth Ave in Pine Manor, in Fort Myers, where they discovered two deceased and decaying dogs, Meme, a 1-year-old French Bulldog, and Bubbles, a 6-year-old Pit Bull mix, inside separate crates.
Detectives found the crates contained empty food and water bowls. A necropsy determined that both animals died from heat stress.
The owner, Jamesha Rollins, had allegedly left the animals behind while traveling to Miami without ‘arranging for their care or welfare.’
Rollins was charged with:
- Two counts of abandonment of animals (a first-degree misdemeanor under Florida law).
- Two counts of aggravated animal cruelty (a third-degree felony under Florida law).
“My dedicated 3rd Precinct detectives and the Animal Cruelty Task Force worked with our incredible State Attorney’s Office to bring justice for these helpless dogs, and to ensure Jamesha will answer for her crimes,” said Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno.
Rollins is currently awaiting legal proceedings to answer to the charges and faces up to five years in prison.
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