Dismembered animals land Kokomo woman in federal custody following 2021 conviction of animal crushing

A Kokomo woman is being held by U.S. Marshals for a similar crime that she was convicted of in 2021.

Dismembered animals were found in a U-Haul that Krystal Scott rented in Indianapolis. She was held for violating her supervised release following her federal conviction on animal crushing four years ago.

Law enforcement became involved following a report in June that a woman was picking up lost animals around Indianapolis. Scott was reported to be claiming to be the animals owner. Over a dozen animals were found in a U-Haul that had no water or food. The animals were confiscated and scott was issued citations regarding animal treatment.

Officers were called again days later to the U-Haul holding dismembered dogs, cats and other animals. Scott was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals for violating  her parole. She's scheduled for a July 29 court appearance.

In November of 2021, Scott was sentenced to 30 months in prison for animal crushing, which is a violation of the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act under Title 18, United States Code, Section 48(a).

Beginning at least on or about May 2020, and continuing until at least July 2020, Scott began posting images and videos over various social media platforms that depicted Scott torturing and graphically killing cats and dogs by hanging, skinning and other means. Scott’s conduct attracted the attention of several private citizens who began using publicly available information to attempt to identify the perpetrator.

In June 2020, the Boise, Idaho Police Department received information from some of those concerned citizens, immediately opened an investigation, and referred the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  The FBI, in conjunction with the Boise Police Department and the Ada County Idaho Sheriff’s Office, later determined that Scott was responsible for torturing and killing the animals and posting the videos. Scott was ultimately arrested, charged, and found guilty of violating the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act of 2019.

This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Boise Police Department, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kokomo Police Department.