Posted on 08/06/2015 9:17:29 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
A man living in Phil Campbell has become Franklin County's first suspect under the state's bestiality law enacted last year.
Franklin County deputies arrested Russell Joseph Meyers, 54, on four counts of bestiality, plus one count of second-degree possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver said Meyers admitted he had sexual relations with his female German shepherd on four occasions.
Meyers got caught when he accidentally called someone while engaging in one of these acts, Oliver said. He said no one answered the phone, and the act was caught on the recipient's voicemail. This person alerted the authorities after hearing the message.
Deputies say Meyers admitted to the bestiality when they questioned him. He was taken to the Franklin County Jail on a $6,000 bond. He is forbidden from contact with animals, firearms and his neighbors if he makes bond.
Alabama's bestiality law, a Class A misdemeanor, went into effect on July 1, 2014, said Franklin County District Attorney Joey Rushing. He said all four of the alleged acts took place after that date.
"It's scary that it's had to go on more than we know for them to make a law," Oliver said.
Rushing filed a motion of allegations of sexual motivation in court on Tuesday. He explained that this motion applies to cases outside of normal sex offender factors. This means if a judge accepts the motion and Meyers is convicted, he could be ordered to register as a sex offender.
Authorities say Meyers worked for years in a traveling carnival and is from Chicago, Illinois. Oliver said he settled down in Franklin County about three or four years ago, but it's unclear if he's been employed during that time.
Rushing said Meyers was living in a shed or camper-type structure without utilities. He had a second dog, a small Chihuahua, but was only engaging in sexual acts with the German shepherd, Rushing said.
Oliver said the dog seems to be doing fine. She is being held by animal control and will be examined by a veterinarian.
>> Former carnival worker charged under Alabama’s new bestiality law
Carnival worker, eh... my sympathies to those lions and tigers and bears. Oh my!
The Supreme Court will surely rule that this is just another way to love that’s deserving of the right to dignity.
The bitch set him up.
The State of Alabama should deport him back to Chicago.
Word is that Obama wants to put this guys photo on that proposed revised paper currency,
Diversity..ya know
Must have gotten tired of barking for the yak woman..
Okay, as gross as it sounds it is no different then homosexuality if one accepts that homosexuality is okay. Clearly the dog consented. If a German Shepard doesn’t want to have sex, she would have let it be known. If this guy goes to court he wins. What a messed up country we live in.
Damn carny
No, he's a raciss, only likes the Aryan breed.
LOL
He will be exonerated once this lifestyle is accepted like sodomy is now.
What does the Justice Roberts have to say on this?
>> What does the Justice Roberts have to say on this?
He sees no problem, although he prefers ponies. ;-)
Quick, someone do a “Love knows no labels” ad for this guy.
/ sarc
Bama....lot of that going on down there....sad sad sad...
“A man living in Phil Campbell ... “
Most good stories start with, “The preacher’s boy and me ..”.
I was more thinking that the Supreme Court would be issuing an edict that it’s okay to love animals...
So! When he says “My girlfriend is a real dog.” he really means it.
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