AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman originally charged with 13 counts of animal cruelty was given deferred adjudication July 23 for only one count. All others were dismissed.
In Texas, deferred adjudication is a type of probation that allows the person sentenced to keep the conviction off their criminal record.
According to Travis County court records, Nayzak Satie Najm pleaded guilty to one count of Cruelty to Nonlivestock Animals—a Class A Misdemeanor. The charge includes failing to provide necessary food, water, care or shelter for an animal, abandoning an animal, cruelly transporting an animal, causing bodily injury or overworking an animal.
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