Andy Elliott - 'Not Guilty of Trespassing to help dog'

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Story Published: Dec 1, 2009 at 4:18 PM MDT

Story Updated: Dec 1, 2009 at 9:19 PM MDT

By Steven Pope

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JEFFERSON COUNTY - "I feel setup, because I feel like the deputy should have gone with me but he kept insisting with me on the phone, twice, he said, 'you go, because I don't want to put him on the defensive," said Andi Elliott.

The Director of Animal Cruelty out of Washington DC has even sent a letter to the Sheriff quoting laws that allow aiding animals undergoing "needless suffering."

Elliott helped get medical treatment to a dog who had multiple broken bones, some as old as three weeks, others were recent and believed to have resulted from a car hitting her. The dog was also nursing puppies, left out in the winter snow for several days even after help was offered to the owner.

"I think it's ridiculous, this seems to be a repeating pattern here in Jefferson County. They turn a blind eye to the animals. I think I'm being persecuted here because I try and stand up for the animals," said Elliott.

Sheriff Blair Olsen refused to talk to me today about Andi Elliott, saying, he just didn't have time.

"I feel that Sheriff Olsen has it in for me... Quite frankly, I think these attempts at trespassing charges are his attempts to bully me into silence," said Elliott.

No charges have been filed against the owner of the dog.

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