A Wentzville, Mo., woman was found guilty today of hitting another woman over the head with a dead Chihuahua puppy, and could now get up to 18 months in jail.
The bench trial, heard before Associate Judge Terry Cundiff, featured X-rays of the dead dog, a detective's pictures of the dog, and testimony from the woman who said she was hit over the head repeatedly with the dog.
Lisa Hopfer, 34, was found guilty of third-degree assault and trespassing, both misdemeanors, after a trial that lasted about an hour at the St. Charles County Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon. She is expected to be sentenced Sept. 25.
"She's somebody I never want to be in the presence of again," the victim, Linda Hulsey, said shakily afterward.
Hopfer, who did not have an attorney, testified that she never hit Hulsey with the dog. She did admit yelling at her and waving the dog out her sunroof window as she drove away.
"Yes, I was pissed," she testified. "But I did not hit her with the dog."
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