司法 · 虐待动物诉讼联邦案件加入针对圣安娜小狗死亡事件的县级诉讼文字 2026年10月31日 UTC 08:43观看文字实录0:07Animal services officers found Blackie dead on a street.0:10Now a woman faces a federal felony charge over the puppy's death, carrying up to0:14seven years in prison.0:15She already faces a separate county prosecution.0:17Whether she deliberately killed Blackie is at the center of both cases.0:21Hanmin Nguyen is seventy-five and lives in Anaheim.0:24The puppy died in nearby Santa Ana, where animal services officers responded to a0:28call about an injured dog on September eight.0:30A neighbor told officers she believed a woman had intentionally killed the puppy0:34with a minivan.0:35Police searched the surrounding area for surveillance video.0:38Santa Ana police spokesperson Natalie Garcia said they found footage that0:41corroborated the neighbor's account.0:43County prosecutors announced their case October2 after Blackie's death on September0:46eight.0:47Federal charging was reported October twenty-nine, although that filing date hasn't0:51been confirmed.0:51Federal authorities announced the new prosecution October thirty.0:55The federal accusation is that Nguyen used food to bring the puppy beside her0:58vehicle before driving over him.1:00Prosecutors say she acted intentionally.1:02The surveillance footage is central to that accusation because it captures the1:05sequence around the minivan.1:07Police say the video shows a woman leaving a Honda Odyssey and putting kibble near1:10the driver's door.1:11She places the puppy on the ground, where he moves toward the food, then gets back1:15into the minivan and drives forward.1:16The puppy was pinned beneath the left rear tire for about fifteen seconds.1:20Federal prosecutors say an autopsy indicated Blackie remained alive for several1:24minutes afterward and likely suffered severe pain before dying.1:27Those findings form part of the prosecution's account of what happened.1:31First assistant U.S.1:32attorney Bill Essaley accused Nguyen of luring a defenseless puppy with food and1:36crushing him beneath a vehicle.1:37He called the alleged conduct an act of appalling cruelty.1:41Federal prosecutors brought one felony count of animal crushing.1:44The charge uses a law enacted in two thousand and nineteen that created a nationwide1:48prohibition on animal crushing.1:50They must prove the allegation in court before Nguyen can be punished under that1:53law.1:54Nigin faces a maximum of seven years in federal prison if convicted.1:57That ceiling applies to the federal count.1:59Any sentence would follow a conviction, and the county case carries its own separate2:03charges.2:04Orange County prosecutors accuse Nguyen of animal cruelty and animal abuse by a2:08caretaker.2:09They also allege personal use of a weapon.2:12That sentencing allegation would have to be proved along with the underlying2:15charges.2:16The county prosecution was already underway when federal authorities announced their2:20case.2:20The exact felony or misdemeanor classification of the county counts is still2:24unclear.2:25Both prosecutions concerned Blackie's death in the same September incident.2:28Blackie was a pit bull puppy, but T here is a discrepancy over his age.2:33County prosecutors described a much younger animal than the nine-month old puppy2:37described elsewhere.2:38Blackie has been described as nine months old.2:40County prosecutors called him nine weeks old.2:42His age hasn't been settled, but both cases concern the same puppy.2:46Nunjin was reportedly released from custody on twenty thousand dollars bail.2:49She's expected in court in Santa Ana on Monday, November two.2:52The two prosecutions now put the allegation of an intentional killing before both2:56federal and county courts.阅读文章事件时间线HeyDex
