A 23-year-old Oregon woman was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to animal abuse for throwing her dog against a MAX train last summer.
Windy Gabrielle Jones was convicted on charges of second-degree animal abuse and second-degree disorderly conduct, both of which are misdemeanors in Oregon, and sentenced to 15 days in jail, which she has already served, and three years’ probation.
On Aug. 20, 2025, Jones was at a TriMet MAX station on Southwest Fifth Avenue and Southwest Jackson Street in downtown Portland when an argument ensued between her and her husband, according to court documents.
Responding officers saw Jones pushing what they described as “a small white poodle-type dog” and yanking it by the collar.
Jones then picked up the dog and threw it against a MAX train before yanking it again and kicking it in the face, a Multnomah County Sheriff’s deputy said in an affidavit. The dog’s head made contact with the train door and the cement on the way down, court documents state.
Jones was arrested at the scene and appeared “erratic” as she was “yelling and being aggressive,” responding officers said in an affidavit. The dog, Milo, was “dazed” following the attack and was brought to a vet before being taken in by county animal services, according to court documents.
Jones’ husband told a county deputy at the scene that she had been using meth and cocaine all day when they got into the argument and that she took her anger out on the dog.
At Thursday’s sentencing, defense attorney Rebecca Blaney said that Jones was homeless and experiencing postpartum psychosis that was causing auditory and visual hallucinations when the animal abuse incident occurred.
Blaney also said that Jones “is in a different situation at this point” as she has since found housing and attended therapy. Jones gave a short statement to the court as well.
“I’m just sorry for what I did. I guess there’s no excuse about it,” Jones said. “It was bad, so sorry about that.”
District Attorney Branden Meadows recommended a sentence he had agreed upon with Jones’ defense attorney, citing her limited criminal history and stating that “the most important thing is taking accountability.”
As part of her sentencing, Jones will attend anger management classes and have a mental health evaluation and treatment, and a drug and alcohol evaluation and treatment, if her probation officer determines it’s needed.
Jones has already surrendered the dog, Milo, which has been in custody with Multnomah County Animal Services since the incident, but is not yet up for adoption. Additionally, Jones is no longer allowed to have domestic animals under state law.
She was also convicted in a second case Thursday on a charge of first-degree criminal mischief, another misdemeanor, for damaging property at a Wood Village Jack in the Box restaurant in July.
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