Warning: This story contains references to animal cruelty that some readers might find disturbing.
WOODVILLE – Two weeks removed from the guilty plea and sentencing of Ashley Dawn McFadden in a large-scale animal cruelty case that shocked the region, her partner, Timothy Carles (“TC”) Brockman, has also pleaded guilty and been sentenced.
Brockman pleaded guilty to the charges assigned him last Tuesday in Tyler County’s 1A District Court and was subsequently sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). He was represented by court-appointed attorney Ysidra Kyles.
Brockman, a 28-year-old Village Mills man, was charged with one felony count and one misdemeanor count of cruelty to non-livestock animals. Brockman, who was found at McFadden’s residence in March, when investigators with both the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office and the Tyler County District Attorney’s Office served a warrant on the residence, told the investigators on scene that he was responsible for “burying” deceased animals at the property.
McFadden had been operating “SETX Paw Patrol,” which she claimed was an animal rescue organization. More than 130 deceased dogs were found on the property, and Brockman, who was in a relationship with McFadden, was residing on the property and listed on financial records associated with SETX Paw Patrol, according to District Attorney Brooke Koi.
During the seizure, law enforcement from Tyler County were able to seize 54 dogs, all of which were housed in neglectful conditions. “Food and water appeared to be available for some of the dogs in the kennels outside the residence, but many did not have either,” Sheriff Bryan Weatherford said.
Brockman’s personal pet dog was noted to be the healthiest animal on the property, according to Weatherford.
Investigators first saw Brockman when they arrived and presented him with the seizure paperwork in mid-March. He and McFadden were both taken into custody and jailed on bonds of $70,000 apiece. At the time of the arrests, Weatherford said others could face charges, but no one else has been charged in connection with the cruelty case.
Brockman also had a previous burglary of a habitation charge, for which he pleaded guilty, and was on probation for. For that charge, Brockman pleaded “true” to violating his probation stipulations, and he faced up to 10 years for the felony cruelty charge and 20 years for the burglary offense.
Brockman, according to Koi, will also be prohibited from possessing a living animal for five years after completing his sentence. He is currently housed in the Angelina County Jail due to inmate overflow in Tyler County, and awaiting transfer to a TDCJ facility.
