A Radcliff woman accused in the deaths of multiple dogs in her care has been indicted on 36 felony counts in connection with two cases.
Morgan Jade Barrick, 27, was arrested Friday morning after she was indicted Thursday on 36 counts of torture of a dog or cat with serious physical injury or death.
Barrick previously was arrested May 5 and charged with 35 counts, one for each dog in her residence, of second-degree cruelty to animals stemming from a police search of her residence on Hallmark Place in Radcliff.
Of the animals, 21 were found dead in and around Barrick’s home, including two in a white van, registered to Barrick, parked outside her residence, according to the citation.
Police reported 35 dogs in total of various breeds were not provided adequate food and water with 14 dogs, 12 of which are puppies, being found physically in jeopardy.
Radcliff Police Chief Jeff Cross said at the time of Barrick’s arrest that his officers were acting on a tip from a dog owner who had tried to communicate with Barrick but was unsuccessful. After going to the home and detecting odor of decaying carcasses, Cross said officers obtained a search warrant.
Numerous pieces of carcasses were found, some of which had been eaten by other animals or were in garbage bags, and not included in the count of deceased animals.
The two dogs in the van were in a kennel and had been wrapped up in plastic bags with some type of white substance on the carcasses.
Although the kennel was covered with a blanket, a strong odor of decomposition was emanating from the vehicle.
Hardin County Animal Care and Control seized the remaining animals.
The 36th count comes from a February 2022 case where another dog in Barrick’s care died.
Barrick was released Friday afternoon on a $5,000 cash bond from the Hardin County Detention Center.
Source: NE
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