DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Karen Plambeck, Sherrard woman Found guilty of 11 animal cruelty charges; He was sentenced to nine months in the Mercer County jail and six years of probation.

PlambeckCourt records show he was sentenced Thursday after the case was adjourned after his attorney withdrew from the case.

Plambeck was convicted on 11 counts of aggravated animal cruelty, each a class 4 felony:

• Count 1: 24 months probation, 180 days in Mercer County Jail, mental health evaluation requested
  • He will not be allowed to keep animals during his probation period.
• Count 2: 24 months probation; 60 days of imprisonment consecutively or consecutively counted up to one.
• Count 3: 24 months probation; also imprisonment for 30 days consecutively up to one and two) and up to one and two consecutive
• 5-12: 18 months probation

He was found not guilty of count 4, one of the aggravated animal cruelty charges.

Court records show Plambeck must pay $196,342.89 in restitution. He gets day credit, so for every day he spends in prison he will also get day credit.

Plambec was immediately taken into custody.

But ultimately it falls to me, and what I can tell you is that after hearing all the evidence at the trial, all the witnesses, the overwhelmingly impeachable testimony, the observations of a scene of horror created by Ms. Plambeck, one after another.

That’s why I made this statement after Kurt and his son came to the conclusion that this was his job and after he claimed that he was an expert in the field of breeding and raising these dogs, gave advice to others, had a blog and stated that he had no claims in this regard. Other than the fact that he knew what he was doing, this is the other conclusion this Court could reach. He testified. In fact, he was an expert in this field.

So whether or not you believe that this intention that you are discussing today does not exist, it does. That’s why the court ruled the way it did, and since that day, until this very moment, I have had absolutely no regrets, just excuses, excuses that he testified under oath, excuses that some of the board members made. family. Sorry, sorry, that won’t cut it. There is a real situation here that no one can escape from, and there are some dogs that can no longer run without fear of people. This is a sad, sad situation that cannot be undone and should never be repeated.

The decision was read on March 6 four day bench trial This started on February 27 in Mercer County.

When law enforcement officers are seized nearly 200 dogs from his house, Plambeck He was arrested on August 12, 2022. Many were sick and had broken bones due to lack of food and water, according to court documents.

At the time of his arrest, Plambeck had a licensed business as a dog breeder. KC Farm’s Royal Start Collies.

According to court records, the Mercer County Animal Control Department received a complaint from a woman who said some of her collies had been sold to a person in South Carolina and needed to be transported by Plambeck.

The Collies were never found by their original owner and the woman was concerned about her Collies’ welfare.

According to criminal information filed in the new case, on or about Aug. 20, 2022, Plambeck told a witness that he would tell her where his missing dogs were if she “dropped the charges” against him.

He was charged with the felony on August 31, 2022. illegal communication with a witness. He did not accept this accusation.

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