10/30/2026
𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗬
(Marion County, FL) The Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office announces the sentencing of 41-year-old Jeremiah Woodland for three counts of Felony Aggravated Animal Cruelty and two counts of Misdemeanor Cruelty to Animals. Judge Steve Rogers adjudicated Woodland guilty and sentenced him to three years in the Florida Department of Corrections, followed by two years of probation.
“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙩’𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚,” stated Bill Gladson, State Attorney. “𝙉𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙣𝙚𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚. 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚, 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙧𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙏𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨.”
In November of 2024, deputies with the Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) responded to Woodland’s residence off of NE 169th Avenue in Silver Springs to assist Marion County Animal Services with a search and seizure warrant.
While executing the warrant, officials made entry into the residence where they were met with an overwhelming smell of f***s, ammonia, and decay. The floors of the home appeared to be covered with f***s and urine. Inside, authorities discovered two deceased dogs, one in a crate and one on the dining room floor.
Animal Services personnel removed six other malnourished and flea-infested dogs from the property. While speaking with neighbors, investigators learned that the defendant had not been seen at the home for at least one month. A witness advised Woodland was residing at another address less than a mile away from the home.
MCSO Agriculture Corporal Manning and Animal Services Investigators McClure and Trail traveled to the provided address to locate the defendant. Woodland was interviewed about the animals at his home located off NE 169th Avenue. The defendant advised the home had been without electricity or water for over a month and that he would feed the animals a bag of dog food on occasion and that he filled his above-ground pool with water for them.
During the walk-through of the property, officials did not locate any food inside or outside the home for the animals to access. Additionally, the pool in the backyard was not accessible to the animals and was observed to be greenish-black in color with larvae swimming in it.
A necropsy was performed on both deceased dogs, Jewel and Luna, to determine the cause of death. Following the findings of the necropsy, along with the evidence collected from the home of the defendant, Woodland was subsequently arrested and charged.
Assistant State Attorneys Caley Chappel and Madison Bryan successfully prosecuted this case. Thank you to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Marion County Animal Services for their diligent work in this case.
