Jessica Mathews / [email protected]
A woman has been found guilty by a local jury in one of two criminal cases against her involving animal cruelty.
52-year-old Melissa Borden, owner of The Devoted Barn”, was found guilty on a felony count of abandoning/cruelty to 25 or more animals with a listed offense of December 26th, 2023. The trial lasted six days in Livingston County Circuit Court, and jurors deliberated for less than an hour before returning the verdict. Borden will be sentenced December 11th in this case…