El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en agosto 16, 2024, el Honorable Guy P. ryan, P.J.Cr.P., sentenced Michele Nycz, 60, and Aimee Lonczak, 51, ambos del municipio de ladrillo, a 364 days in the Ocean County Jail as a condition of a four-year probationary term, as a result of their previously entered guilty pleas to two counts of Animal Cruelty in connection with an investigation that began on December 2, 2022 en el municipio de ladrillo. With respect to both defendants, Judge Ryan additionally imposed a lifetime ban on animal ownership and working with animals, as well as community service (not to involve animals.) Judge Ryan sentenced Lonczak to 364 days in the Ocean County Jail as a result of her previously entered guilty plea to Child Neglect in connection with the same investigation. Las oraciones se ejecutarán simultáneamente.. Nycz pled guilty to the charges before Judge Ryan on June 24, 2024, and Lonczak pled guilty to the charges before Judge Ryan on June 25, 2024.
En diciembre 2, 2022, Los agentes del Departamento de Policía de Brick Township fueron citados a una residencia en Arrowhead Park Drive en referencia a una denuncia anónima de que los residentes de la dirección tenían una fábrica de cachorros.. Mientras hablaba con los residentes – Lonczak y Nycz – en la entrada de la residencia, responding Officers detected a strong odor coming from the residence and heard barking. Officers were subsequently permitted to enter the residence, and immediately detected an intense odor and unsanitary conditions. Además, the Officers observed animal crates containing dogs and cats stacked on top of one another. Due to the conditions existing in the home at that time, Los oficiales se vieron obligados a salir de la residencia y solicitaron que un equipo de materiales peligrosos respondiera.. Posteriormente, los rescatistas con equipos de materiales peligrosos retiraron aproximadamente 129 perros y 43 gatos ubicados en la residencia, as well as the bodies of two deceased dogs. Lonczak and Nycz – both of whom resided at the residence with Lonczak’s 16 niño de un año – were taken into custody at the scene without incident and transported to the Ocean County Jail. Both were subsequently released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform.
El Fiscal Billhimer reconoce los esfuerzos diligentes de la Fiscal Adjunta Victoria Veni, quien manejó el caso en nombre del Estado., and commends the Brick Township Police Department and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office for their combined and collective assistance in connection with this investigation and prosecution.