ARVADA, Colo. — An Arvada man was sentenced to four years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and two years’ probation after pleading guilty to two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty, police said Wednesday.
Tyler Willbanks, 30, was accused of severe abuse and death in connection with several animals under his care. The accusations came from a tip submitted to Arvada PD’s Animal Management Unit in August of this year that alleged Willbanks would repeatedly buy pets that would later die or suffer severe injuries, starting from 2019 through 2025.
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During the investigation into Willbanks, an Arvada officer with the department’s Animal Management Unit got in touch with several veterinarian clinics around the Denver metro to collect records pertaining to Willbanks.
The records detailed over two dozen appointments at more than 10 different veterinarian offices or hospitals related to several cats and dogs, according to police…