A Bucks County judge has issued a bench warrant for a Springfield Township woman facing felony animal cruelty charges tied to the death of a horse after authorities said she violated conditions of her pretrial release.
Heather M. Fitzgerald, 55, of Coopersburg, was the subject of a bench warrant issued Tuesday for an alleged violation of the county’s pretrial release program, according to Bucks County court records.
Court records do not publicly detail the specific alleged violation, but a bench warrant can be issued when a defendant fails to comply with conditions imposed as part of pretrial release, such as contact restrictions or other court-ordered requirements…