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ASHLEY BARNES was booked in Giles County on Aug 28, 2025 on 11 charges, including Cruelty to Animals and 10 other charges.
Charges (11)
Cruelty to Animals
Original: AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
This law makes it illegal to intentionally or knowingly cause pain, suffering, or injury to an animal. The base punishment is a Class A misdemeanor (up to 11 months 29 days jail and $2,500 fine). If you have a prior animal cruelty conviction, the offense is enhanced to a Class E felony with more serious penalties.
Penalty: Class A misdemeanor; 11 months 29 days; fine up to $2,500
Theft of Services
Original: THEFT OF SERVICES
It is illegal to obtain services (labor, transportation, utilities, entertainment, hotel stays, etc.) through deception, fraud, coercion, or threat without paying for them or with intent to avoid payment.
Penalty: Violation
View full statute explanationCruelty to Animals
Original: AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
This law makes it illegal to intentionally or knowingly cause pain, suffering, or injury to an animal. The base punishment is a Class A misdemeanor (up to 11 months 29 days jail and $2,500 fine). If you have a prior animal cruelty conviction, the offense is enhanced to a Class E felony with more serious penalties.
Penalty: Class A misdemeanor; 11 months 29 days; fine up to $2,500
Cruelty to Animals
Original: AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
This law makes it illegal to intentionally or knowingly cause pain, suffering, or injury to an animal. The base punishment is a Class A misdemeanor (up to 11 months 29 days jail and $2,500 fine). If you have a prior animal cruelty conviction, the offense is enhanced to a Class E felony with more serious penalties.
Penalty: Class A misdemeanor; 11 months 29 days; fine up to $2,500
Worthless Checks
Original: WORTHLESS CHECKS
This statute prohibits writing or passing a bad check—either knowing there are insufficient funds in your account to cover the check when you write it, or stopping payment on a check to avoid paying for goods, services, or obligations to the government. The offense is committed with fraudulent intent or knowing the check will bounce. Penalties depend on the check amount and prior convictions.
Penalty: Classification not specified
View full statute explanationAccessory After the Fact
Original: ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT
Someone is guilty of being an accessory after the fact—a Class E felony punishable by 1-6 years in prison and up to $3,000 in fines—if after a felony is committed, they know the criminal committed it and intentionally hide the criminal, help them escape, or warn them about arrest. An attorney providing legal help is not guilty under this law.
Penalty: Class E felony; 1-6 years; fine up to $3,000
Theft of Services
Original: THEFT OF SERVICES
It is illegal to obtain services (labor, transportation, utilities, entertainment, hotel stays, etc.) through deception, fraud, coercion, or threat without paying for them or with intent to avoid payment.
Penalty: Violation
View full statute explanationTheft of Services
Original: THEFT OF SERVICES
It is illegal to obtain services (labor, transportation, utilities, entertainment, hotel stays, etc.) through deception, fraud, coercion, or threat without paying for them or with intent to avoid payment.
Penalty: Violation
View full statute explanationCriminal Conspiracy
Original: CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
Two or more people commit conspiracy when they agree that one or more of them will commit a crime and each person intends to help commit that crime. If someone in the conspiracy knows others in the group also conspired with additional people for the same crime, they're guilty of conspiring with all of them. A person can only be convicted of one conspiracy even if multiple crimes were planned together, and there must be proof of at least one overt act (a real step toward the crime) taken by someone in the conspiracy.
Penalty: Classification not specified
View full statute explanationTheft of Services
Original: THEFT OF SERVICES
It is illegal to obtain services (labor, transportation, utilities, entertainment, hotel stays, etc.) through deception, fraud, coercion, or threat without paying for them or with intent to avoid payment.
Penalty: Violation
View full statute explanationTheft of Services
Original: THEFT OF SERVICES
It is illegal to obtain services (labor, transportation, utilities, entertainment, hotel stays, etc.) through deception, fraud, coercion, or threat without paying for them or with intent to avoid payment.
Penalty: Violation
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