{"id":142128,"date":"2026-02-03T16:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/142128\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:57:14","slug":"south-florida-man-arrested-after-malnourished-dogs-found-crammed-inside-crate-amid-frigid-temperatures-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/142128\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida man arrested after malnourished dogs found crammed inside crate amid frigid temperatures, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A South Florida<\/a> man was arrested on Sunday after police say several malnourished dogs were found crammed inside a single crate as temperatures plummeted across the region.<\/p>\n

According to information provided by the Pembroke Pines Police Department<\/a>, officers were called the home at 1152 Southwest 122nd Avenue in Pembroke Pines<\/a> on Sunday after a neighbor said several dogs were spotted outdoors and appeared to be malnourished.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He also told police he was concenred because temperatures across South Florida, including in Broward County<\/a>, had been plummeting.<\/p>\n

When police arrived, an officer conducted a perimeter check and saw three dogs on an enclosed patio, according to an arrest report.<\/p>\n

Police were able to speak with a woman inside the home, and she told police she had arrived at the home the day before, and her boyfriend, who was identified as 24-year-old Jaylen Tyricq Holmes, had been caring for the dogs.<\/p>\n

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Jaylen Holmes<\/p>\n

Broward Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

Dogs unable to move after being crammed inside same crate, arrest report says<\/p>\n

The three dogs, a French bulldog mix and two pit bull mixes, were located inside a four-by-five-foot crate on the enclosed patio, according to the arrest report.<\/p>\n

Police said all three of the dogs were crammed inside the same crate, and they were unable to move due to being in such close proximity to each other.<\/p>\n

According to the arrest warrent, police said the “bone structure of all three dogs was visibly apparent, including their ribs, spine and midsection.”<\/p>\n

When this was occurring, police said the temperature was 40 degrees, and the wind chill was making it feel like it was 23 degrees.<\/p>\n

No food, water was available for dogs, arrest report says<\/p>\n

Police said the home was in “extreme disarray” and had a strong odor of ammonia, consistent with a significant accumulation of urine and feces on the floor and inside the crate.<\/p>\n

The officer insid ethe home said that, due to the odor, he was forced to leave the home several times in order to continue the investigation.<\/p>\n

Police said food bowls were empty and turned upside down, giving the impression that they had been that way for some time.<\/p>\n

Animal feces and urine was also seen throughout the home, and no pet food or water was available for the dogs.<\/p>\n

Because of this, police arrested Holmes and he’s now facing several charges.<\/p>\n

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