No. 12-1-012223-0
Arrested
November 23, 2012
Charged
3 counts – Animal cruelty
Released on $5,000 Bond November 27, 2012
Arraigned December 7, 2012
March 2014
Arrested for probation violation
May 9, 2014
Sentenced to 9 Months in Prison (in federal case)
released December 4, 2014
December 2014
Accepted Alford Plea
1 count Animal Cruelty
Sentenced
Banned from owning dogs in Washington
90-day jail sentence supposed to begin January 2015, but Spink did not show
Fled the United States
Found and arrested in Canada – August 2015
Canada issued a removal order.
Spink found back in Canada in November 2015
As of June 2016, Douglas Spink has not served his sentence. He is out of the state facing charges unrelated to animal cruelty in Pennsylvania.
View Court Transcripts from Revocation / Evidentiary Hearing
View Court Transcript from Sentencing
Doug Spink Charged with Animal Cruelty
Douglas Spink in Prison, Accused of Probation Violations
Douglas Spink Sentenced to Prison
Judge Bans Douglas Spink from Owning Dogs, Jail