When she refused to give a dog back to its owner, an Iowa animal shelter coordinator ended up in jail.
A man and his ex-wife were reportedly involved in a dispute over a nine-month-old shepherd mix dog named Jade, according to a report from the Globe Gazette. The dog was allegedly abused, and it had been abandoned at his ex-wife’s home for several weeks. The dog was reportedly surrendered to Patriots for Pets Rescue and Shelter in Clear Lake, Iowa.
The shelter’s coordinator, 57-year-old Debbie Kern, allegedly refused to release the dog, even when deputies served her with a court order to do so. When deputies reported the refusal, the court ordered them to take Kern into custody Monday afternoon, September 14, 2015.
By Monday evening, the dog had been released, the report said. Jail records showed Kern had also been released from the Cerro Gordo County Jail.
Kern’s next court hearing for the case was set for October 7.
