Woman faces animal cruelty charges in Itawamba County

Deputies arrested a woman who they suspect is responsible for animal cruelty in Itawamba County.

Posted: Dec 14, 2020 2:18 PM

Updated: Dec 14, 2020 6:14 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

FULTON, Miss. (WTVA) - Itawamba County deputies helped recovered several malnourished dogs from a home Sunday and arrested the homeowner.

According to the Itawamba County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded Sunday to a welfare concern at a home on Joe Wheeler Brown Road.

MGN Online

Jayla Rogers arrested in Itawamba County. | Source: Itawamba County Sheriff's Department

Images of the dogs recovered from the home on Joe Wheeler Brown Road.

There they found four full-size Great Danes in cages without food and water. Investigators say they also found 16 more animals in the home without food and water.

Two puppies were found dead in the home, along with a raccoon that had been caged without food and water.

According to the sheriff’s department, a rescue agency removed the animals.

Deputies arrested Jayla Rogers who faces five counts of animal cruelty.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 297651

Reported Deaths: 6808

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	19829	231
Hinds	18966	395
Harrison	16899	283
Rankin	12851	265
Jackson	12754	234
Lee	9722	163
Madison	9522	204
Jones	8042	148
Forrest	7295	138
Lauderdale	6879	228
Lowndes	6062	140
Lamar	5939	82
Lafayette	5768	114
Washington	5235	130
Bolivar	4632	124
Oktibbeha	4432	95
Panola	4337	98
Pearl River	4219	132
Warren	4145	115
Pontotoc	4110	71
Marshall	4065	95
Monroe	3998	129
Union	3970	74
Neshoba	3857	171
Lincoln	3630	104
Hancock	3533	78
Leflore	3402	122
Sunflower	3213	86
Tate	3046	74
Pike	3027	97
Scott	2967	71
Alcorn	2927	63
Yazoo	2922	66
Itawamba	2907	75
Coahoma	2831	69
Tippah	2802	65
Copiah	2801	59
Simpson	2778	81
Prentiss	2712	58
Marion	2588	78
Wayne	2557	41
Leake	2545	72
Covington	2504	80
Grenada	2489	78
Adams	2359	78
Newton	2333	53
George	2328	45
Winston	2225	79
Jasper	2145	45
Tishomingo	2132	66
Attala	2105	71
Chickasaw	2020	54
Holmes	1834	70
Clay	1794	52
Stone	1735	29
Tallahatchie	1718	39
Clarke	1707	73
Calhoun	1587	28
Smith	1543	33
Yalobusha	1460	36
Greene	1281	33
Walthall	1254	41
Montgomery	1235	40
Noxubee	1234	31
Perry	1233	35
Lawrence	1216	21
Carroll	1197	25
Amite	1124	35
Webster	1111	32
Jefferson Davis	1029	31
Tunica	998	24
Claiborne	991	30
Benton	940	24
Humphreys	931	28
Kemper	915	23
Quitman	775	14
Franklin	765	20
Choctaw	703	17
Jefferson	629	27
Wilkinson	627	27
Sharkey	492	17
Issaquena	167	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 499819

Reported Deaths: 10148

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	72033	1403
Mobile	36423	741
Madison	32708	469
Tuscaloosa	24457	422
Montgomery	22805	523
Shelby	22276	219
Baldwin	19935	289
Lee	15083	161
Calhoun	13963	296
Morgan	13801	255
Etowah	13419	327
Marshall	11460	215
Houston	10130	264
Elmore	9515	190
Limestone	9440	139
St. Clair	9057	228
Cullman	9000	183
Lauderdale	8630	214
DeKalb	8509	175
Talladega	7647	165
Walker	6601	260
Jackson	6552	104
Autauga	6347	92
Blount	6256	128
Colbert	6010	121
Coffee	5261	104
Dale	4685	107
Russell	4081	34
Franklin	4008	79
Covington	3999	107
Chilton	3922	104
Escambia	3795	73
Tallapoosa	3637	143
Clarke	3445	53
Chambers	3434	111
Dallas	3428	142
Pike	2931	73
Marion	2889	96
Lawrence	2862	87
Winston	2586	68
Bibb	2465	58
Marengo	2453	57
Geneva	2406	70
Pickens	2263	57
Barbour	2139	51
Hale	2129	69
Fayette	2028	57
Butler	2016	66
Henry	1837	41
Cherokee	1782	40
Monroe	1667	39
Randolph	1654	41
Washington	1571	36
Macon	1478	45
Crenshaw	1469	55
Clay	1462	54
Cleburne	1403	41
Lamar	1339	33
Lowndes	1331	51
Wilcox	1231	25
Bullock	1177	36
Conecuh	1072	24
Perry	1064	27
Sumter	1010	32
Coosa	903	24
Greene	889	32
Choctaw	561	23
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0