convicted felon<\/a> who was born in Fort Lauderdale and lives in Oakland Park, records show. <\/p>\nClair refused to appear in bond court on Thursday morning. Broward County Circuit Judge Corey B. Friedman, who was presiding, allowed his relatives to speak during the bond court hearing. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad is a caring and supportive person … Those were not his dogs, and I do not believe that he harmed any animals,\u201d Clair\u2019s daughter Jamilia Clair told Friedman in court. <\/p>\n
Relatives said Clair was doing the dogs\u2019 owner a favor. A prosecutor told Friedman during the hearing that \u201conce someone accepts the responsibility of caring for animals, it is their responsibility whether they were the original dog owner or not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Friedman said BSO deputies reported Clair refused to cooperate during the investigation, and he ordered him to stay away from animals. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis was going on for months involving many different dogs,\u201d the prosecutor told Friedman. <\/p>\n
Clair is facing 18 counts of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, a third-degree felony. <\/p>\n
Clair is also facing 23 counts of tormenting, depriving of sustenance, mutilating, or killing an animal, a first-degree misdemeanor. <\/p>\n
Clair was the subject of animal control complaints in the last few years. On July 28, 2025, Broward County\u2019s Animal Care Division issued Clair a citation for cruelty to animals in Fort Lauderdale, according to court records. The case remained open on Thursday. <\/p>\n
The Florida Department of Corrections released Clair from prison on Oct. 17, 2020, after he was convicted of a robbery in Broward County and sentenced to six years and eight months in prison, records show. <\/p>\n
Clair was at the Broward County Main Jail on Thursday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale. His bond was $75,500. <\/p>\n
Broward County Circuit Judge Francis I. Viamontes was set to preside over Clair\u2019s case. <\/p>\n
Watch the bond court hearing <\/p>\n
Judge discusses animal cruelty case during bond court hearing <\/p>\n
This is a developing story. Local 10 News has a pending records request for the BSO deputies\u2019 arrest report on the case. <\/p>\n
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