An Ohio mother has been handed down a significant prison sentence for her role in a disturbing case of child abuse involving her six-year-old son and a family dog. Angelina Williams, 28, faced the justice system after her son was handcuffed and viciously attacked by a pit bull in an incident last August. As per Cleveland19, Williams was given a sentence of 19 to 23.5 years for multiple charges, including kidnapping, endangering children, and owning criminal tools.
According to authorities, the events transpired at a home on Chapel Street in Savannah, where the child was found restrained with handcuffs. Following a guilty plea to seven felony charges, Williams is now facing consecutive terms that add up to between 23 and 28 and a half years, FOX8 reports. Prosecutors pointed out that the handcuffing was meant as a form of discipline after the child refused to clean up after the dog.
In a grim twist of the case, it was revealed that Williams had "bragged" and shared the abusive act on Snapchat. Ashland County Common Pleas Court Judge Dave Stimpert did not hide his contempt as he handed down the maximum possible sentence. "Used him as a chew toy," the judge characterized the harrowing ordeal, as stated in an article by Law and Crime. Williams had pleaded guilty to various charges before her sentencing.
Co-defendants in the case, including Williams' boyfriend and her uncle, have also been convicted. Robert Michalski Jr., the homeowner and dog owner, was found guilty of multiple criminal charges, and Williams' partner, Taylor Marvin-Brown, pleaded guilty to obstructing justice and complicity in felony kidnapping and endangering children. Both are scheduled for sentencing later this month, bringing an end to an ordeal that saw a child suffer a malicious act of cruelty in what should have been a place of safety.
