For the past 16 months, Angela Humphreys has been trying to make sense of the senseless.

Last June, 22-year-old Skyler Martin was charged with shooting nine of her German Shepherds while they were in Kennels on her property near Springboro.

Seven of the dogs died, while two of them were critically injured.

"My son and my husband and my daughter-in-law are the ones that went out and found the animals," said Humphreys. "I went out when they called me and said that they were dead, so I know how it impacts me."

Martin originally faced nine counts of aggravated animal cruelty. However, after entering a plea agreement with prosecutors, eight of those felony charges were dropped.

On Thursday, Martin was sentenced to one month in jail, seven years of probation and ordered to have a psychological evaluation.

Martin was also ordered to pay $487.00 in restitution to Humphreys and $17,837.00 to the ANNA Shelter to cover the medical costs of the dogs that survived.

During his sentencing, Martin addressed the court.

"I have no excuses," said Martin. "I regret every decision I've made. It won't happen again."
The sentencing is not sitting well with ANNA Shelter Humane Officer Eric Duckett, who served as the lead investigator on this case.

"There's not enough words to express our disappointment in the handling of our case from the DA's office and the whole court system," said Officer Duckett. "From the very beginning of dealing with Crawford County, we've asked for transparency, open communication and we haven't got it. It's very disappointing. It's disappointing for the animals in Crawford County, and it explains why nobody wants to cover animal cruelty cases in this county."