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Shizz
March 30th, 2009, 02:48 PM
http://www.app.com/article/20090330/NEWS/90330048&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

A judge this morning spared a former Toms River police dispatcher a jail term for a horrific act of neglect that left 68 animals dead in his Barnegat home, portrayed in court as a gruesome, mass tomb.

Superior Court Judge Barbara Ann Villano placed Matthew Teymant, 30, of Barnegat on probation for five years, the maximum probationary term, and ordered him to perform 250 hours of community service for the animal cruelty he pleaded guilty to on Feb. 4, when he also resigned from his job as a police dispatcher. Villano allowed Teymant's wife, Amanda, 23, to enter an 18-month diversionary program that will enable her to avoid a criminal record if she completes it successfully. Amanda Teymant was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service as one of the conditions of the pretrial intervention program.

Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Michael Abatemarco had asked for a county jail term of 364 days for Matthew Teymant as a condition of his probation.

But Villano said she didn't agree with Abatemarco that incarceration is called for in the case. The judge, in explaining her decision, cited letters she received from Teymant's neighbors and friends, his lack of any prior criminal history, and the absence of any malfeasance in parenting his two young sons, one 2 years old and the other 10 months.

The dead animals -- dogs, cats, turtles, hamsters, guinea pigs and one that may have been a ferret but was so decomposed, it was hard to tell -- were discovered April 7 when a contractor went to change the locks on the Teymants' Potomoc Court home in Barnegat after the couple had fallen behind on mortgage payments and moved out.

Matthew Teymant's attorney, Bradley Billhimer, said his client had "made an error in judgment and he was simply overwhelmed.''

A volunteer with the Toms River First Aid Squad since before he was old enough to drive, Matthew Teymant had taken in stray and sick animals, but "circumstances went beyound his control,'' Billhimer said.

Sgt. Thomas Yanisko of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the dead animals included 28 kittens that were wrapped either in towels or plastic bags and placed in a freezer, as well as three large dogs, one a German shepherd that may have been a former police dog. Teymant's father is a Toms River police canine officer who trained dogs for law-enforcement agencies throughout the state. "The sights, the smells, the increased feeling of empathy for the poor, pathetic, helpless animals, that is something we will never forget,'' Yanisko said. He described the house as a "fly-infested, maggot-infested tomb.''

Villano acknowledged the horrific scenario before she imposed her sentence.
"I understand the scene was grim beyond belief, gruesome,'' she said. "In an effort to be everyone's answer and everyone's responder and healer, you became everyone's torturer,'' Villano told Matthew Teymant in imposing the sentence.

more:
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20090330/UPDATES01/90330008

A former police dispatcher and his wife who abandoned their Barnegat house, leaving 68 dead or dying pets in it, avoided jail Monday on animal cruelty charges. Matthew Teymant was sentenced to five years' probation and 250 hours of community service. His wife, Amanda, was admitted into a pre-trial intervention program that will drop charges against her in 18 months. She must perform 100 hours community service.

Authorities said the Teymants' house had rows of cages containing mummified remains of animals that had to be removed with wire cutters, feces everywhere, and inside a freezer, the bodies of 28 kittens wrapped in towels and plastic bags.

Teymant's lawyer says he became overwhelmed caring for the animals once his two young children were born.

Fucker escaped jailtime! This is bullshit!!! Here is the douchebag:
http://i43.tinypic.com/clton.jpg

More from the original articles after the discovery in April 2008:

http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/13574/NJ/US/

Dogs, turtles, gerbils, hamsters "and a multitude of cats" had already been devoured by maggots, flies and larvae when police and animal rescue workers entered the small blue house Monday evening at 21 Potomac Court, Tom Yanisko said.

"They were stuck in these cages, and they couldn't even have a chance to run to a dripping sink or anything like that," said Yanisko, a veteran officer with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. "You can just visualize the way these animals ultimately died," said Yanisko. "The horror they must have gone through just wasting away and not being able to get anything to drink or eat. They just dropped in the house, wherever they happened to be, when they didn't have any more energy to get up and move. That's the way that we found them."


DICK:
http://i41.tinypic.com/2lxuqoo.jpg

Fuck you Teymant, you disgusting, vile piece of shit. :mad2:

Sarabei
March 30th, 2009, 03:17 PM
And fuck the damn judge who let this trash walk.

Wicked Doll
March 30th, 2009, 03:42 PM
Fuck that! How could anybody defend this fucker let alone let him walk with no jail time? He ought to get to know what being caged feels like after he let all of those animals die a miserable death. Did I say FUCK THAT? Grrrrr.

El Supremo
March 30th, 2009, 03:43 PM
Probation?!! What the flying fuck? I don't even know what else to say. This guy is a monster and needs to at least be sentenced to like 10 billion hours of community service for his mistreatment of these poor creatures. WHAT THE FUCK.

ohmarvellousme!
March 30th, 2009, 04:07 PM
I cannot believe that this cruel POS has only had probation for this despicable act.

They just walked away from their house, and left those poor animals to suffer and die a lingering death. They were caged and helpless, they didnt stand a chance. Why the fuck didnt they just pick up the phone and call the animal rescue to take them? Why take in so many animals in the first place, when you cant even afford your mortgage?

And just because there was an ''absence of any malfeasance in parenting his two young sons'' does not mean they are good parents. Anyone capable of such cruelty and neglect to such a large number of animals has certainly got a screw loose, IMO. I hope CPA are going to keep a close eye on these two tards.

And WTF @ the bodies of 28 kittens in the freezer? What did they die of? Why fucking freeze them? Is that what they fed the kids on - kitten pie? Sick fuckers.

Kalehue
March 30th, 2009, 04:13 PM
Fuck that! How could anybody defend this fucker let alone let him walk with no jail time? He ought to get to know what being caged feels like after he let all of those animals die a miserable death. Did I say FUCK THAT? Grrrrr.

And his wife, too. She is just as culpable in my mind.

sableskye
March 30th, 2009, 04:23 PM
This is so messed up. Unfortunately, until the law recognizes animals as being more than just personal property, it will not change.

It is such a shame that the judge in this case just apparently overlooked the fact that these people let all these animals die. They had choices, options, this did not have to happen. I wonder who the defendants are friends with?

Insomniac
March 30th, 2009, 10:14 PM
What the FUCK? This is a despicable act by someone with deep seated hoarding issues.

DarkPrincess
March 30th, 2009, 10:19 PM
That's a lot of animals to let this guy off with probation. One or two, maybe. Not 68.

Misskittychaos
March 30th, 2009, 10:41 PM
As I am reading and responding I have my "baby cat" tucked into my sweatshirt purring away and I want to vomit. WHY would you cage and abandon animals? The don't have a fighting chance! I want to kick him, I don't care if he was overwhelmed, I DON'T CARE what he did was wrong, horrible, selfish and an insight to the little value he places on life. If it was between having to find a home for my cats and starving them to death, it'd crush me but I would try everything and get them a home if all else failed...So what next? If it's between him and his wife eating or the kids, who will actually eat?!?

Lastly if he was this shining star of a guy how come he couldn't ask for help? There is NO shame in asking for help in a time of need. Hell there are places you can go and ask for assistance with feeding your animals, sure it's a little kick to the ego but basically KILLING 68 animals is not even comparable.

flawed_existence
March 30th, 2009, 11:06 PM
Every animal in my house is a rescue. When you rescue you have to KNOW YOUR LIMITS! Rescue animals, especially, are expensive and time consuming. They often have issues which require full time, hands on rehabilitation and extraordinary veterinary intervention. Only those who can give the animals that kind of full time care should attempt to take them on.

Hell, I have 10 babies who were just born Saturday to care for now. Two Mama cats dropped 7 kittens and a baby Shih Tzu had 3 puppies. The Mamas are caring for all 7 together, thank goodness. The baby with babies is my job. She's as helpless as they are.

The thing is, most of the animals I take in can be rehabilitated and rehomed. Those who can't will either stay with me for life or be euthanized. I have called other rescues when faced with an animal or animals that were beyond my scope or resources. There really IS no shame in that. (Someone else already said that.)

For heaven's sake, if you are overwhelmed with your pets, there are rescue groups that will take them. The local Animal Control can often give you information on groups who have space available.

These assholes should both get jail time. And why didn't the court consider that their CHILDREN were living in this horrific and hazardous environment? That sounds like child abuse to me.

Unamused Cat
March 30th, 2009, 11:19 PM
WTF? That psycho deserves some jail time. If nothing else, for exposing his children to dead and dying pets. That's child abuse in my opinion. And I still wonder, why in the hell to people horde dead animals. Doesn't anybody bury their pets anymore? Bah!

thatsmallgrl
March 31st, 2009, 12:12 AM
I FUCKING HATE PEOPLE!

that is all

Kaylara
March 31st, 2009, 12:16 AM
Unfortunately, I wouldn't expect DYFS (NJ's version of CPS) to do much in this case. Their track record sucks big time. And really, no one there gives a shit about the animals or even the kids, sad to say.

But yeah, fuck that guy. Fuck his wife sideways. And fuck everyone who defended them. There's no excuse for that behavior or that level of cruelty, and he of all people should have known that given his background. That judge should be thrown off the bench because her perception of reality is way fucking off. I could understand if there were actual mitigating circumstances. But there really aren't in this case, and sentences and rulings like this show that NJ doesn't give a shit and that abusing animals is still not seen as a real crime there.

In the meantime, I think I'll let all of my friends and family in NJ see a picture of this guy and his wife and let them know what he did. That way they can make sure to avoid dealing with him or her on any level aside from saying something along the lines of "You are a fucking douchebucket."

GlamourNoir
March 31st, 2009, 01:07 AM
Barbara Ann Villano (she's not worthy of her title so I'm not going to use it) is a brain dead, incompetent windbag. Since when does keeping your kids in those conditions and abandoning a house and leaving that pit of hell behind because you're too irresponsible to pay your mortgage equate to "absence of any malfeasance in parenting his two young sons?"

What happens when his wife pops out another "overwhelming" baby, will he get fed up with the first two and lock them in cages to starve?

Fuck you, Matthew Teymant, may you get up close and personal with the jaws of Cerberus sooner rather than later.

DogMom
March 31st, 2009, 08:59 AM
Teymant's father is a Toms River police canine officer who trained dogs for law-enforcement agencies throughout the state.

The Blue Shield is why he got off. Daddy called in a few favors.

Aslan
March 31st, 2009, 09:33 AM
"made an error in judgment and he was simply overwhelmed.''

Well then, he should simply apologize and everything will be okay.

Fuck that noise, grab the torches folks. This guy needs to know what exile without food and water is like.

Kaylara
March 31st, 2009, 10:15 AM
...Since when does keeping your kids in those conditions and abandoning a house and leaving that pit of hell behind because you're too irresponsible to pay your mortgage equate to "absence of any malfeasance in parenting his two young sons? ..."


Yeah. That's like saying that emotional and mental abuse doesn't count because "at least he's not beating me up."

porcelain
March 31st, 2009, 03:18 PM
Probation that's all he gets
That's insane!
68 Lives were lost
again
SIXTY EIGHT LIVES WERE LOST.
What a horrible injustice.

DamagedGoods
March 31st, 2009, 04:54 PM
Overwhelmed? Error in judgment?

Exactly when did this "error in judgment" occur? Was it when they abandoned a house that they knew contained 68 "dead and dying" animals? Was it when the first animal died? Was it when they stuffed 28 dead kittens in a freezer? Was it when they didn't even bother to open the cages of the animals they left to starve in their own filth surrounded by nothing but death, sickness, starvation, rotting shit and flesh? With no hope of escape? Was it when they couldn't even take the energy to dial a phone number to tell someone about the situation? WHEN???

Can you even truly fathom what those animals went through? I can guaranfuckingtee you that the SPCA officer didn't tell them even the half of what he saw. They would have been desperate, terrified, sick.

I hope that images like the first photo on this page: http://www.compassionforcamden.org/whateverhappenedincamden.html(graphic) (http://www.compassionforcamden.org/whateverhappenedincamden.html) haunt this asshole, and his wife, and the judge and anyone who helped this shithead get probation. I hope it haunts them everyday of their lives, (and that photo is a mercy compared to what that house of death must have looked like.)

Sarabei
March 31st, 2009, 05:11 PM
Overwhelmed? Error in judgment?

Exactly when did this "error in judgment" occur? Was it when they abandoned a house that they knew contained 68 "dead and dying" animals? Was it when the first animal died? Was it when they stuffed 28 dead kittens in a freezer? Was it when they didn't even bother to open the cages of the animals they left to starve in their own filth surrounded by nothing but death, sickness, starvation, rotting shit and flesh? With no hope of escape? Was it when they couldn't even take the energy to dial a phone number to tell someone about the situation? WHEN???

Can you even truly fathom what those animals went through? I can guaranfuckingtee you that the SPCA officer didn't tell them even the half of what he saw. They would have been desperate, terrified, sick.

I hope that images like the first photo on this page: http://www.compassionforcamden.org/whateverhappenedincamden.html(graphic) (http://www.compassionforcamden.org/whateverhappenedincamden.html) haunt this asshole, and his wife, and the judge and anyone who helped this shithead get probation. I hope it haunts them everyday of their lives, (and that photo is a mercy compared to what that house of death must have looked like.)


AMEN to that, I hope too someday they are locked in somewhere and suffer the same fate!

DogMom
April 12th, 2009, 11:53 AM
Unfortunately, he will probably get out of this, too.

SPCA seeks fines in 64 pet deaths

BARNEGAT — The state SPCA will seek up to $48,000 from a township couple who admitted to committing animal cruelty after 64 dead animals were found in their Potomac Court home last year.

Matthew Teymant, 30, was sentenced last month to five years probation and 250 hours of community service after admitting he left 68 animals to die when he and his wife Amanda, 23, abandoned their home. Amanda Teymant was permitted to enter an 18-month diversionary program that enables her to avoid a criminal record.

On Friday, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals filed 24 civil charges of animal cruelty against each of the Teymants in municipal court. Each charge carries a potential fine of between $250 to $1,000.

"It's not unusual for us to follow a criminal proceeding with a civil filing," said SPCA spokesman Matt Stanton.

The Teymants are due in municipal court to face the charges on May 19.

Teymant, whose father is a retired Toms River police K9 officer, resigned from his position as a dispatcher with Toms River police after pleading guilty in February.

The dead animals — dogs, cats, turtles, hamsters, guinea pigs and one that may have been a ferret but was so decomposed, it was hard to tell — were discovered April 7 when a contractor went to change the locks on the Teymants' Potomac Court home in Barnegat after the couple had fallen behind on mortgage payments and moved out.

Speaking at the sentencing, SPCA Sgt. Thomas Yanisko, who filed the charges in Barnegat court Friday, described the house as a "fly-infested, maggot-infested tomb," and said some of the dead animals had to be cut out of cages.

http://www.app.com/article/20090412/NEWS02/904120354/1070/NEWS02

Insomniac
April 12th, 2009, 10:30 PM
Good. If the fucking scumbag couldn't be brought to justice in a criminal suit due to his fucking contacts, hopefully a civil suit will get him and his bitch wife where it hurts.