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Pike man charged with animal torture after troopers find dead cats, starving dogs
SOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — A Pike County man is facing animal torture charges after Kentucky State Police say they found multiple dead cats and several malnourished dogs at his property near South Williamson.
According to a citation filed by Kentucky State Police Post 9, troopers responded Sunday to an animal welfare complaint at a home on New Camp Road. The caller reported seeing several deceased cats in the yard and said the animals appeared to have starved.
When a trooper arrived, three dogs were reportedly roaming the neighborhood. A neighbor then showed the trooper two dead cats in the backyard, along with multiple piles of decomposing fur.
Police determined Joseph E. Newcomb, 33, of Hardy, had been staying at the home and returned later to speak with him. According to the citation, Newcomb told the trooper the dogs had been getting into his house, so he let them outside earlier that day. When confronted about the dead cats, Newcomb initially said he had buried them. However, the investigating trooper reported finding no signs of the cats being buried, but Newcomb simply said they were “gone.”
Police reported finding a severely malnourished dog inside the home. When asked whether he had food for the animals, Newcomb allegedly told the trooper they had just eaten the last of it.
A neighbor also provided photographs that reportedly showed seven dead cats over the previous three days, another emaciated cat that had been rescued, three large but very skinny dogs and a smaller dog described as being in poor condition.
Newcomb was arrested and charged with 14 counts of torture of a dog or cat. That charge is a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison.
Newcomb has since been released on bond. He is due in court for arraignment Aug. 4.
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ARC, former CEO agree to nearly $4 million judgment in New York lawsuit
NEW YORK — Addiction Recovery Care and its former CEO, Tim Robinson, have agreed to a nearly $4 million judgment in a New York federal lawsuit brought by lender Clear Cove Opportunities Fund I.
Under a proposed stipulated judgment filed with the court, ARC and Robinson consent to a judgment for breach of contract totaling $3.94 million. The amount includes more than $3.3 million tied to an Employee Retention Credit refund, interest on those funds and additional default interest. The agreement also provides for 15 percent post-judgment interest and allows Clear Cove to immediately begin collection efforts.
The filing dismisses Clear Cove’s unjust enrichment claim against ARC and Robinson, but it does not resolve the company’s claims against Angelica Capital Trust.
A judge must still sign off on the settlement.
In a separate filing, attorneys for Angelica Capital Trust told the court they are not part of the settlement and objected to language describing the damages as an Employee Retention Credit refund. Angelica argues that ownership and priority rights to those tax credit funds remain the central issue in its portion of the case and should not be affected by ARC’s settlement with Clear Cove.
Angelica asked the judge to revise the proposed judgment so it simply states the total amount of damages without characterizing the source of the funds, saying the current wording could prejudice its defense as the remaining claims proceed.
Copies of the proposed settlement and Angelica’s response follow:
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