Roy Wilson talks with attorney Jason Arcuri during a hearing in Lewis County Superior Court Wednesday Feb. 6, 2019.
A man accused of keeping numerous dogs and a pony in squalid conditions pleaded guilty to a few of the counts leveled against him, while the others were dropped, and the was sentenced to 364 days suspended.
Additionally, Roy I. Wilson, 91, was ordered to not own any animals, except for a dog and a cat still in his possession.
According to court records, Wilson pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals and a single misdemeanor count of second-degree animal cruelty.
Wilson had been slated for a bench trial in front of a judge on Wednesday, but pleaded guilty that same day.
Wilson’s wife, Cherilyn Wilson, 68, who pleaded guilty in February, was sentenced to six months on community custody, and was also restricted to owning one dog and one cat.
The Wilsons were accused of keeping numerous dogs inside their house on Dorning Road in Winlock, when a contingent consisting of deputies and veterinarians searched the property on Sept. 14, 2018. However, more central to the investigation were a number of dogs kept outside in filthy runs with limited access to clean water — resulting in the misdemeanor charges.
The lone felony stems from a pony that was allegedly showing the signs of a hoof disease that made it painful to walk. The pony showed signs of having the disease for several years, an equestrian veterinarian wrote in a report. The pony was put down on the spot.
