The suspect in a standoff final week in Madison may face jail time after being charged with felony animal cruelty.
On Friday, a grievance was filed charging 35-year-old Fabian Veliz-Navarro of Madison with one depend of merciless mistreatment of an animal, a Class 3A felony.
About 7:15 p.m. final Thursday, a man known as police and reported that Veliz-Navarro tried assaulting him and that Veliz-Navarro mentioned he killed a number of animals. The state patrol was alerted and had a number of models arrive on scene about 7:30 p.m.
By 7:45 p.m., a number of armed legislation enforcement officers had the residence surrounded. Law enforcement might be heard making repeated instructions for Veliz-Navarro to exit the residence utilizing a megaphone however to no avail. About 8:30 p.m., Veliz-Navarro surrendered to authorities after they opened the entrance door of the residence.
In an affidavit supporting Veliz-Navarro’s arrest, it’s alleged that Veliz-Navarro attacked and bit a man after hanging two family pets.
After Veliz-Navarro was taken into custody, the animals had been retrieved from a small flooring opening within the second story of the residence. Both animals had been connected to ropes that had been tied to a banister and dropped into the ground opening, in keeping with a Madison police officer.
Upon being taken into custody, Veliz-Navarro was transported to Faith Regional Health Services for medical clearance. Veliz-Navarro mentioned he had by no means suffered from psychological sickness, nor was he beneath the affect of medication or prescribed any treatment, in keeping with authorities.
Cruel mistreatment of an animal, in keeping with Nebraska statute, is dedicated when somebody “cruelly mistreats an animal by knowingly and intentionally torturing, repeatedly beating, mutilating an animal.” The Class 3A felony is punishable by as much as 3 years’ imprisonment.
On Friday, County Judge Michael Long decided that there was possible trigger for the arrest and detention of Veliz-Navarro. The choose set his bond at $10,000 — 10% of which have to be posted for launch.
Convictions in Madison County for Veliz-Navarro, previously of Norfolk, embody reckless driving (three convictions), theft, working a motorized vehicle to keep away from arrest, tried prison trespassing, driving throughout revocation, driving beneath suspension and possession of marijuana, in keeping with courtroom paperwork.
Pending a posting of bond, Veliz-Navarro was scheduled to make an preliminary look in county courtroom on Tuesday.