The following is a statement from Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.
Ms. Maxant-Schulz was sentenced on November 25, 2025. On Count 1 she was sentenced to 1 ½ years House of Correction, suspended for 2 years with the conditions of no pets, no husbandry (farming), and a mental health evaluation. On Counts 2-30 she was sentenced to 2 years probation to run concurrent with Count 1.
On February 20, 2024, Ayer Police Officers received a request for a well-being check at a Taft Street residence in Ayer. When they arrived at the residential property, they observed animals roaming outside the property, including two ponies, several goats and ducks. Officers discovered several deceased animals both outside and inside the home. There were two dead goats at the front door of the house and several goats inside a room that was covered in trash, animal feces and debris…