Such great news! Kudos to Sheriff Adkinson and State Attorney Greg Anchors for direct-filing this one instead of taking a chance with the judges rejecting the warrant again.
I will rest easier when Nicholas Sconiers is actually convicted of the felony animal cruelty charges. (What about his wife, Jessica Sconiers? No charges against her? I don't really understand that.) I sure hope this one has a jury trial--at least Champ would have a better chance at justice with 12 people besides the judges in that county. Five years in prison sounds like a fair sentence, with his meal rations the same as what he gave poor little Champ.