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AV felon pleads to criminal threats, firearm possession, cruelty to animal

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[Left] Responding deputies found a box of Cheerios that they poured on the floor to feed the famished pups. [Right] Animal control officers responded to the Neenach property in hazmat suits to take possession of the dogs. [Images courtesy LASD]
NEENACH – A felon who was discovered with multiple firearms and 12 starving Chihuahuas on his Neenach property last year pleaded no contest Thursday to multiple charges, authorities announced.

Ignacio Jesus Adame, 43, entered pleas to one count of criminal threats and three counts each of possession of firearm by a felon and cruelty to an animal, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Adame was immediately sentenced to seven years in state prison as a result of the negotiated plea, said Deputy District Attorney Amarilla Blondia.

The case stems from an incident that occurred Nov. 21, 2018, at a home in the Neenach area of the Antelope Valley.

Adame threatened to shoot water company employees who went to his property to disconnect the meter, according to evidence presented at the preliminary hearing.

When deputies executed a search warrant at the home as a result of the threat, they discovered 12 starving Chihuahuas, 23 firearms, large capacity magazines and thousands of rounds of ammunition, the prosecutor said.

Once the dogs were seized by the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control, they were nursed back to health and were eventually adopted.

Twenty-three firearms were seized from the home. [LASD]
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3 comments for "AV felon pleads to criminal threats, firearm possession, cruelty to animal"

    • That’s a slap on the wrist for 23 Firearms by an ex-felon ex felons get life sentence for one firearm this guy had 23

      • It’s always hilarious when people just make up random crap and pretend it’s the law. Penal Code 29800(a)(1) most assuredly does NOT say anything about a life sentence. He plead to three counts and got sentenced for three counts. A good deal for the prosecutor’s office since they avoided fighting over whether the “gun collection” was really made up of operable firearms and a handful of other dodgy defenses that might have given a jury some doubts. Take the win and move on.