Jacob Jetton
McCracken County Jail
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — The owner of a regional pet cremation service who was arrested earlier this month immediately after investigators say decomposing animals had been identified in his automobile faces new theft and fraud charges, the McCracken County Sheriff’s Workplace says.
Jacob Jetton was arrested on Could 9 and once again on Could ten amid accusations that he was charging people today for pet cremation, but not really cremating the animals’ remains. Announcing the initial arrests on Could 11, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned the remains of eight animals had been identified in his automobile, like multiple animals that had been offered to him for cremation. Shoppers of his enterprise, Paws to Don’t forget, also told deputies they had been concerned simply because they did not obtain their pets’ cremated remains, and other folks mentioned they worried that the purported remains they received had been not really their pets’ remains.
Jetton is also accused of operating the enterprise with no a county enterprise license or the right licensure for collecting animal remains, as effectively as other ordinance violations. On Could ten, he was charged with two counts of theft by deception of far more than $1,000 but significantly less than $ten,000.
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On Thursday, the McCracken County Sheriff’s Workplace announced added charges against Jetton, who is now accused of fraudulently charging added, unauthorized costs to the credit or debit cards of previous prospects. The sheriff’s workplace says in total, these unauthorized charges added up to far more than $1,000.
He’s also accused of theft concerning a distinct enterprise he was operating, which the sheriff’s workplace also describes as an illegitimate business. The enterprise at the center of that accusation is Jetton Music. Investigators say Jetton sold a guitar to a client for $1,400 that was later identified to be an off-brand instrument only valued at $300.
Jetton is now charged with theft by deception of far more than $1,000 and fraudulent use of a credit card of far more than $1,000. Each are felony charges.
The prior charges he faces consist of theft by deception, 1st-degree disorderly conduct, operating without a license for the enterprise of collecting animal carcasses, failure to notify the division of transportation of an address adjust and numerous regional city ordinances. Relating to these charges, an arraignment is scheduled for Could 30, according to Kentucky’s court record’s site. Regarding the theft by deception charge, a preliminary hearing has been scheduled for June six.