Three former leaders of the now-defunct “Luck of the Irish” animal rescue were sentenced in Loudoun County Circuit Court Thursday following guilty pleas for animal cruelty charges for crimes committed throughout 2022 and 2023.
Loudoun County officials said in a news release Nicole Metz, 52, and Kimberly Hall, 53, pleaded guilty to five counts of cruelty to animals and were each sentenced to a 40-month suspended sentence; three years supervised probation; a five-year ban on pet ownership; a three-year prohibition on any involvement with an organization that cares for, treats or places companion animals; a mental health evaluation and subsequent treatment; and 150 hours of community service over a three-year period.
Alex Hall, 24, pleaded guilty to three counts of cruelty to animals and was sentenced to a nine-month suspended sentence, two years unsupervised probation and a five-year ban on pet ownership, according to the release…