Woman charged in death of dog left for 7 hours in car

[Alf]

I don't remember who was asking for this.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — An Alabama woman faces a felony animal cruelty charge after her dog died Wednesday, hours after it was locked inside a parked car amid brutal heat.

Stephanie Shae Thomas, 34, of Trussville, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals Friday. Police say she left her dog in a Mercedes for more than seven hours on Independence Day at a Trussville Walmart.

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Thomas eventually came out of the store around 12 p.m., according to Trussville police. She had parked the car at 4 a.m. and told officers she lost track of time.

Officers initially released Thomas, but, following an investigation, later arrested the 34-year-old on July 5.

Thomas is now being held in the Jefferson County Jail. Her bond is set at $25,000.

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--Al

 

[notchback]

You should post the real mug shot.

A.) That's not a woman.
B.) That is not 34 years old.

 

[Kittyskyfish]

Eight hours in Walmart and lost track of time. Yeah, she was cooking meth no doubt.

 

[Dead Stephanie]

That’s rough....

 

[Brillig]

What could you do in Walmart for 8 hours?? Unless you worked there.

 

[Sejanus]

I can't handle 8 minutes in the House the Sam Built.

 

[Satanica]

I was trying to find the original thread Friday, because there was a big discussion about what she was doing in the store and about not hearing them paging her, etc.. Looks like either I'm crazy or it disappeared. At any rate, now we know what she looks like.

And she looks like she wasn't getting her hair and make-up did, so I'm going with she was cooking meth back in the hardware isle or something similar.

 

[Alf]

I was trying to find the original thread Friday

I knew I hadn't completely lost it, Satanica. I knew somebody was asking about this story.

I looked for the original but I didn't find it.

--Al

 

[Satanica]

Thank you. I really appreciate the effort.

 

[Totemic]

I made comment on it on Friday after I saw it linked from a different article. So never actually created a thread, just threw it into shout.

 

[Satanica]

Thank you for clearing up the mystery!

 

[Granmaw]

It made the local news here. She is facing some serious jail time, not because Alabama has decent animal abuse laws...but because she has priors for heroin trafficking and possession. She was on the news all crying and apologizing saying she didn't even remember going into the store. Most folks figure she was in a bathroom stall shooting up and just passed out. She tested positive for heroin and meth, I believe.