William Brent Allen, 42, was arrested by a Weld County sheriff’s deputy on suspicion of aggravated cruelty to animals after a woman he dated for several months told police he took two of her sheep living at his residence and tied them to trees without food or water at Blue Spruce Park in Severance, according to an arrest affidavit. At around 1 or 2am on May 4th, Allen sent the woman text messages about the sheep, saying he wanted her to meet with him.
He said he would tie up the sheep at a bar in Severance if she did not meet with him. After refusing to meet with Allen, the woman went back to bed and awoke hours later to text messages from Allen saying he tied up the sheep and she needed to go get them. Some of the messages were reportedly derogatory, calling the woman a “whore,” “slut” and terrible person. The sheep were unable to get free, and one was strangled to death due to the way it was tied up. The second sheep was found later that day by a jogger.
More text messages to the woman from Allen were apologetic for the death of the sheep, with Allen worried he might lose his job and daughter over the situation. The woman later told authorities she believes Allen tied up the sheep to coerce her into continuing their relationship or to punish her for ending it. Allen was booked into the Weld County Jail and released after posting a $7,000 bond. He faces two misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty - neglect or mistreatment, and will next appear in Weld County District Court on June 19 for a pre-trial conference.
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