Usually animal abusers are given minimal sentences which do not curb their behavior, but lately judges seem to really be cracking down on animal cruelty. Today a New Jersey woman was sentenced to four years in prison for throwing a dog into oncoming traffic, and upon her release will have to do community service with an organization involved with preventing animal cruelty.
In August of 2011, Haniyyah Barnes got into a dispute with neighbor Nazirah Bey over a parking issue, and her anger quickly escalated. Bey allowed Barnes’ mother to park in her driveway two houses down on their Newark street, and on the 26th of August, Barnes became enraged because Bey’s car was blocking in her mother’s.
Barnes kicked in the front door, and when Honey Bey, a two-year-old Shih Tzu began barking, the enraged woman grabbed her by the throat, went outside and threw her into traffic. Honey was struck by a vehicle and died.
A Newark police officer was in a patrol car nearby, and witnessed Barnes hurling the tiny dog into the street.
Bey’s father, Daryl Williams, is still deeply shaken by the incident. He was ill when this occurred, and says Honey Bey “kept me going.”
“I mean, it hurts, ’cause I don’t have a friend no more,” he said.
Bey said telling her children what happened was devastating, as they loved her very much.
“It’s not a dog,” Bey explained to the courtroom. “It’s family to us.”
Superior Court Judge Richard Sules said Barnes showed “callous indifference” to the dog, and said she has an “anger problem which needs to be addressed.”
On October 13th, 2015, a jury convicted her of animal cruelty, theft, and criminal mischief. Attorney Michelle Treiber said her client had changed and was remorseful.
“I think she has gotten herself together and this was a changing event, a life-changing event for her,” said Treiber. “This is not something that is ever going to happen again.”
But Essex County Assistant Prosecutor Michele Miller asserted that Barnes hadn’t changed, and “never took this seriously, always took this as a joke.”
At her sentencing hearing, Miller says Barnes showed no remorse and even stuck her tongue out at Miller and Bey.
Judge Sules sentenced her today to four years in prison for her crimes, with six months of time served. She must also pay restitution to Bey in the amount of $2,000, and will perform 30 days of community service with an anti-animal cruelty organization upon her release.
Whoohoooooooo about time! If they will do it to a dog they will do it to their children, IMO! I have been fighting for tougher laws my entire life!! RIP poor puppy!
I wouldn’t trust her near any animal!
It’s about time they start using the new law which makes animals cruelty a felony in all 50 states! Maybe if they do some prison time they will stop abusing these animals! This is the first judge I have heard has done this!!
Good -she just did not get enough time evidenced by her reaction to her sentence.
Hope they send her somewhere with lots of dog owners/lovers!~!
Good. Horrible woman. Poor doggie.
Only four years? Well, it is a good start. Hopefully with a long probation afterwards so that if she screws up she gets put back in jail.
Right!
Good for her!!!
Not long enough
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I would have stabbed the bitch, she would not have made it to court.
Yes!!! She is a sick person and deserves to be punished – shame on you
animal abusers should get their own prisons, no parole or probation
Don’t let her near the animals
YES,YES,YES,,,,,
Should b gassed to death
so tired of hearing the bs about changing and being sorry for what they did…….only sorry they got caught!
Well its about time.
One question: why?
Tragic for the dog.
Kudos to the judge for handling down the sentence.
What a POS. The judge’s should let animal lovers have a crack at her
Good!! Heartless woman deserves it
its about time
karma n—– bitch
what a b*tch! I hope they get her in prison.
Maybe her cellmate Big Bertha will be an animal lover!!
They shouldn’t allow her anywhere near any animals!!
should have been 10 yrs
I disagree with the fact that she should have to do her community service in an organization preventing animal cruelty. A judge should have kept her as far away as possible from animals. I hope no organization accepts her. The judge should have banned her from having animals for life.
4 years to short. Maybe when she gets out someone can push her accidently onto traffic.
Good, hope she rots in prison!!
Glad to hear about time. But I don’t understand the community service. If u rape a women u don’t put that person in a women’s rape center or abuse a child and then have them do community service with children. We’re half way there but I’m glad people are trying to protect our helpless animals better.
That’s still not enough she should be hog tied n dragged till her demise
How the hell do you do that to a dog, not to mention a sweet little Shih Tzu. Hope you rot in hell bitch!
She deserves a lot longer.
EXCELLENT! WOOF!
BUT LATELY?!? The judges should be cracking down more than ever! And this poor baby died!!! Id say life without parole?!?
what is wrong with people!!!
Anyone who abuses an animal is the lowest of the low…….. I’m ecstatic to see more and more judges giving stiffer sentences for these criminals – and they ARE criminals. There is absolutely no justification for this – ever.
Good
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I hope this bitch rots and dies a grueling death!!
FINALLY
Monster!!!!!
She needs to be shot !.
I agree with u 100% Stacy Morin she should NEVER be allowed around an innocent animal EVER again!!…and quite honestly I don’t think 4 years is long enough for such a cruel and deliberate act against a defenseless animal! Shame on her!!
Should have been 40
Ines Stella Arroyo S
Not enough time. She should not be around any animals in future. Disgusting individual. I am so glad the court systems are getting stricter but I’d like to see even harsher sentences. These people are not human.
Good! 😡
Loser…
Seriously just hang her disgusting ass!
Wow she really has issues! Omg that poor baby dog 🙁
Deserves more time !!! Horrible person if u can call her that!!! Poor baby 😥🙏🙏🙏
Good very good
Someone needs to throw her into traffic! What a piece of garbage she is.
Throw this Bitch into oncoming traffic at high speed.
sounds like a good judge for a change.i really like the community service part
The point is that she LEARNS the correct way to treat animals under CONTROLLED conditions. Otherwise what is stopping her from getting another dog after getting out and doing the same thing. Our prisons dont do a damn thing about Rehabilitation.
good….supervised I hope so that she does not hurt another defenseless animal….
Not enough time😡
Maybe she’ll learn a few life-altering lessons in prison. One way or the other.
Bitch
How about cows and pigs that are abused and tortured before being slaughtered
That’s the thing with these cases, each time a judge gives a sentence, it gives the next judges something to compare to, the more each judge increase the sentences the more the next judge can increase and so on. Steps in the right direction that’s for sure.
Rona May Delos Reyes Ruby Ann E. Pabalinas
She and MV should be cell mates in my opinion
The only reason she was remorseful, is because she was sentenced to 4 years. I’d like to grab her by the back of the neck and throw her into traffic!
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good!!
fuckin bitch
Finally! Dumb bitch! !!!
You cannot murder a dog. I agree with the prison sentence, but the article has zero credibility when the author does not know the definition of a word.
Good, she should have gotten 10 years
Although I am appreciative that she’s not getting off with a minimal sentence, I would have preferred if they had just decided to toss her ass into traffic.
Her sentence should of been throwing her into on coming traffic!
Time should be much longer,and yes, she needs to be kept far away from animals!!!
Yet, another piece of shit !
Wonder if the cop ran over the dog and it was no accident gets the same and has no job
4 years will just make her mad at all dogs!
sick sick person ,lock her up
Glad to hear this.
thought cruelty was now federal offense
She should rot there !!
Her punishment should be thrown off a building into oncoming traffic!
I still don’t think this is long enough, if this is what she’s capable of the next time it could be a human, she should be locked up for good, anyone who kills animals or humans have mental issues and cannot be trusted, she’s just pure evil what she did to this poor dog!
Keep this piece of shit away from animals
I hope she’s stuck in a tiny cell with a big mean woman who loves animals!!!
She doesn’t belong in our society, keep this ignorant nut in jail. If she didn’t want her dog, she should of surrendered it to a good animal orginazation.
She should have been thrown into oncoming traffic!! Piece of shit
Lucy Sa Albuquerque
considering she took that poor dogs life she should of gotten life in prison with out perole. Four yrs is not long enough in my eyes. If I was the judge I would of given her LIFE. And to have her work with animals when she gets out NO WAY should she be allowed to be around animals or be allowed to own any. The punishment should be same as killing a person. It’s still murder.
If she can do it to a dog for sure she can do it to human too (children)
She’s Evil!
Good. But she shouldn’t be placed with animals of any kind for any length of time. How about s public toilet cleaner instead?
Roxii Davalos
Animal abusers turn into people abusers. A lot of murderers will think nothing of killing an animal. Sometimes a young child will exhibit this behavior and later go on to kill people.
BITCH… hope she goes to hell after she’s thrown into traffic!!!
Murder her!