This story includes graphic depictions of animal abuse.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrested Krystal Scott on June 27 after finding recent evidence of animal cruelty and an open federal warrant for her arrest. She’s in custody after she may have violated the terms of her supervised release for previous animal cruelty.
Scott was convicted of animal crushing under federal law in 2021 after killing five dogs, five cats, and 11 unborn kittens in 2020 and posting videos to social media. Animal crushing is a legal term that covers many forms of intentional killing or serious injury of an animal, including crushing, suffocation, and drowning. The court sentenced her to 30 months for each of two counts and recommended mental health treatment, noting that she had a history of unaddressed mental health concerns…