Authorities say a Largo woman is facing multiple animal cruelty charges after a neighbor tipped off deputies to filthy conditions at a Seminole Boulevard property, where several pets were allegedly confined with roaches, no water and almost nowhere to move.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived to find four cats locked together in a small crate on an outdoor patio without access to water and with roach-infested food nearby. Inside the home, they said they located two dogs: a larger dog chained near an exposed electrical outlet and a smaller dog confined in a plastic bin.
The woman, identified in sheriff’s documents as Carla Lynn Jenkins, was arrested and charged with six counts of animal cruelty. Deputies say the entire interaction was recorded on body-worn cameras…