FARMINGTON — A New Sharon woman, who has twice violated judges’ orders not to possess animals and twice failed to appear in court, was arrested Wednesday. Carol Murphy, 71, was being held Thursday on $1,000 cash bail at the Franklin County jail on a charge of failure to appear. She is expected to go before […]
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Judge issues warrant for New Sharon woman in contempt case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge issued a bench warrant for Carol Murphy, a New Sharon woman who failed to appear Monday in relation to a contempt of court citation issued to her by police on Oct. 1. Murphy, 70, is accused of violating a 2010 court order that banned her from possessing animals during […]
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Judge approves forfeiture of New Sharon woman’s animals to state
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge granted a state prosecutor’s request Friday for all animals seized by the state from Carol Murphy’s residence in New Sharon on Oct. 1 to be forfeited to the state. Active-Retired Judge Robert Clifford denied Murphy’s motion to dismiss the forfeiture and the case because Murphy did not attend the […]
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State seeks forfeiture of animals seized from New Sharon residence
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge is scheduled to hold a hearing on Friday, Oct. 31, for forfeiture of animals the state seized from a New Sharon woman accused of violating a lifetime ban on having animals. A judge entered a denial to a Superior Court summary contempt of court complaint for Carol Murphy on […]
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Judge enters denial for New Sharon woman accused of violating animal ban
FARMINGTON — Judge Nancy Carlson entered a denial Wednesday to a contempt of court complaint for Carol Murphy, a New Sharon woman, who is accused of having animals since Jan. 1, while under a 2010 court-ordered lifetime ban from having animals. Murphy, 70, was convicted in 2005 and 2010 on animal cruelty charges and ordered […]
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New Sharon woman issued contempt paperwork for violating animal ban
FARMINGTON — A New Sharon woman was served with a contempt of court complaint Wednesday that charged her with violating a 2010 court order not to possess or own animals for the rest of her life. Neighbors of Carol Murphy of Lane Road previously complained to the Franklin County District Attorney’s Office that Murphy had […]
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New Sharon woman appears to have dogs despite court order banning her from owning animals
NEW SHARON — Neighbors of a local woman who is under a court-ordered lifetime ban from owning animals because of a history of hoarding say she has dogs, cats and maybe rabbits. Two dogs, a white Jack Russell terrier and a dog that looks like a brown pit bull mix, recently showed up on the […]