Target: Todd M. Williams, District Attorney of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Goal: Seek harshest legal punishment and mental health treatment for the man accused of stabbing a family’s dog to death.
While a North Carolina woman was playing pickleball at an Asheville park, her 11-year-old dog was allegedly stabbed repeatedly to the point of death. Liesbeth Mackie had secured her mixed-breed dog named Beignet on a leash at the park when this alleged incident occurred. While in the middle of a pickleball game, Mackie’s partner, Eric Hulin, reportedly witnessed the dog being attacked. This apparent crime was quickly investigated by the Asheville Police Department.
The suspect was later revealed to be a man, 43, named James Wesley Henry. Prior to attacking Beignet, witnesses reported Henry had been yelling bitterly at himself and acting unruly. Although his actions had room for concern, he had kept to himself before allegedly approaching and killing Beignet. After the alleged attack, Henry casually walked away with witnesses following at a safe distance. He did not fight police when they arrived at the scene and arrested him. He has been charged with felony cruelty to animals and is currently in the Buncombe County Detention Facility on a $10,000 bond. This apparent attack poses questions regarding Asheville’s safety as an innocent animal lost his life in complete daylight. Beignet deserves justice, and the only way to do this is to give Henry the highest sentence for his charge if found guilty.
Beignet and his owners had no correlation to the suspect, and his alleged actions went unprovoked. Beignet suffered a painful death and his family is now in shambles based on this apparent incident. Sign below and demand officials give Henry mental health treatment as well as the highest sentence for his charges, if found guilty, and that they do what they can to ensure safety throughout the county.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear District Attorney Williams,
An innocent family dog reportedly lost his life at the hands of a gruesome stabbing. This is a terrifying situation for witnesses to be present for, and poor Beignet, the 11-year-old pup who was reportedly the victim of this crime, endured a painful death that he did not deserve. The dog’s family now has to grieve over their beloved pet while trying to emotionally cope with the apparent crime. This cannot be repeated, and Beignet deserves full justice.
Please ensure that the suspect is sentenced with maximum jail time, if found guilty, and provided with mental health treatment if deemed necessary. This seemingly heart wrenching crime needs to be prevented from happening again, and the victim cannot have lost his life for nothing. Make sure to ensure safety for all, humans and animals alike, throughout Buncombe County. Send a message about animal cruelty to bring some semblance of justice in this case. Thank you for your attention to this vital demand.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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Someone needs to stab that stupid bastard and he’s not sick he’s just butt f**k stupid I wish people would stop using mental health when ever someone kills and animals there not sick OK they are stupid
I totally agree with you. These innocent pups deserve justice. Do the same to the abusers and murderers as they do to the pups. An eye for an eye, maybe punishments like that would stop some of the abuse and murder.
This person needs to get what he gave the dog! What a f*****g asshole! Doesn’t deserve to walk on this planetZ!
RIGHT ON YOU NAILED THAT ONE
It sounds like he’s sick! I don’t agree with his actions at all!!! However, mental health is a real problem in this country as it is not understood and since no money can be made off it’s treatment…thank capitalism…nothing gets done. Sadly his being in jail will get him the treatment he needs. Remember many of those with mental health issues are veterans which I guess you might care about! I care about all living beings.
Bullshit. He knew what he was doing!
WE NEED TO STOP PRETENDING IT’S OK FOR ALL THESE MENTALLY ILL VIOLENT PSYCHOPATHS TO WALK ALL OF AMERICAS STREETS AT WILL BECAUSE “THEY HAVE RIGHTS” FUCK THEIR “RIGHTS” LIBTARDS! AND IM A LIBERAL!!!
THEY NEED TO BE FORCEFULLY REMOVED FROM SOCIETY AND NOW! AMERIKKKA’S VIOLENT PSYCHOPATHS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO TAKE OVER EVERY STREET EVERY PARK OUR PERSONAL PROPERTIES ALL OUR GREEN SPACES-EVEN OUR NATIONAL FORESTS ARE LITTERED WITH RVS GARBAGE HUMAN WASTE AND USED NEEDLES-ENOUGH!!!!
AMERIKKA HAS BECOME A GLOBAL FUCKING JOKE!
LIBTARDS???? WHAT IS WRONG WRONG WITH YOU AND WHAT WHAT DOES POLITICS HAVE TO DO WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OTHER THAN THE OBVIOUS STATE OF THE FORMER PREZ’S CONDITION.
PLEASE GET REAL
and, learn how to spell. thank you
This pos needs to do simple research where REAGAN STARTING CUTTING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.And the CUNTservative supreme court who overturned a major animal welfare rule. Now you can watch dog fighting videos and crush videos thanks to CUNTSERVATIVE SUPREME COURT.
Agree 100%
And do you know WHY these me tally ill people are still on our streets?! Be ause we live in the US, a country that can only find the funds to help the richest….who dont need help…and the damned corporations that are allowed to write our laws even! You are an idiot to blame anyone or anything else for this problem. And I am a liberal as well! There is little to no help for anyone in this country…unless you are already rich. Maybe we should give the rich yet another tax break, yes?!
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT SHELLY NO MENTAL PROBLEM HERE JUST A LESS THAN HUMAN BEING SICK PHYCOPATH THERE IS NO HELP FOR THEM EXCEPT FOR EXACUTION THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS IN OUR SOCIETY THEY START WITH ANIMALS THEN MOVE TO HUMANS THAT IS A FACT!!! UNBELIEVABLE NORTH CAROLINA AGAIN!!!
You are no liberal you vile pos. You are a CUNTservative. Do some research you pos and you will find out it was CUNTSERVATIVE court who overturned the right to watch dog fighting videos and crush videos citing free speech. Crush videos are women with high heels CRUSHING KITTENS WITH HEELS.
Leave politics out of this. That has NOTHING to do with a crazy person getting away with murder – LITERALLY.
If this creep had mental problems, what, NO ONE noticed this before this incident? Where was his family, neighbors, SOMEONE saw his sick behavior and did nothing. That’s not politics, that’s fucking stupidity.
THANK YOU!!!
The man charged in this case is in need of mental assistance. He is a danger to society. To do this deliberately is beyond imagination. How the owner copes will be difficult. This man killed an innocent dog and needs to face a judge and a jury. This can not be a back room deal as this man is dangerous yet he probably knows right from wrong thus needs prison. To protect animals and people this man must be off the streets. If he can not be rehabilitated he needs to stay out of society permanently.
The bastard would just plead insanity and the stupid arsed Judges would no doubt agree.
Slapped wrist, don’t do it again.
It was only a ‘dog’ so no worries.
Useless fuckers all of them. The only way to deal with these animal torturers and killers is simple—- KILL THE FUCKERS BACK!!!
J.W.
“Mentally ill” is not an excuse. A lot of people suffer from mental illness and live out their entire lives without doing anything like this. Lock him up for as long as possible.
Mental illness seems to go untreated with many people,I also hear many times people stop taking the meds they are on because they feel better.whatever the situation,most still know right from wrong which has me believing that they should be punished for whatever crime they commit .If they can dress themselves,feed themselves, drive,take a bus,shop,etc,etc, then to me they are functioning like any one else and should be treated as such.If the situation was reversed,and they did a good thing,mental illness would probably not even be mentioned
If you are a danger you need to be locked up. We used to have policies in place that provide mental health services, kept violent people off the streets but we have now somehow decided let them roam amongst society and wring our hands when they eventually kill or maim someone. Those of you who think lock up is wrong, wait till your or yours is a victim you’ll change your tune.
What a piece of shit, To do this to any animal is discusting!!! Kill the scumbag!!! RIP Beignet You didnt deserve this 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I absolutely agree with you, society needs to rid America of these pieces of shit once and for all. Beignet didn’t deserve that and nor do other dogs.
I am so sick of hearing that tax payers dollars should pay to help people who do violent and disgusting crimes. If you are well enough to live outside a mental health facility you are well enough to be punished for crimes you commit.
Don’t waste money on mental health just shoot him in the head
I’m agree. Just kill these people and save us taxes, jail space and more inhumane cruelty. I’m sick of mental health being used as an excuse when we do t have proper care for it.
SO SAD FOR POOR INNOCENT BEIGNET!!! PROSECUTE THIS MURDERER AND KEEP HIM AWAY FROM ALL ANIMALS AND HUMANS!!! HE HAS MENTAL ISSUES AND IS A HARM TO HIMSELF AND IN PUBLIC!!! HE NEEDS HELP!!! BEIGNET DID NOT DESERVE TO DIE!!!
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Assholes like this don’t deserve to be fed and housed in jail – he killed a family member and should be tortured! RIP Beignet. What a shame animal abuse isn’t considered a serious crime in the Justice system!!!! Things need to change. Mental illness is an easy excuse for people who are on drugs…..
This is a dangerous man and needs to be removed from society for life. He murdered a helpless innocent dog for no reason. Will it be a child next. If he has mental health issues he still needs to be locked away so he get be watched 24/7. Justice needs to be served for this dog and his family.
I hope that this man receives the help that he needs, and is also charged for the violent crime he committed. Committing violence towards animals is a symptom of a deep underlying factor that can lead to more violence and needs to be addressed and prosecuted there is potential for more acts of violence, towards animals and possibly humans.
The only help this bastard needs is terminating with a nicely polished ‘baseball bat’ to the back of the fuckers head.
Then, one more animal torturing bastard off the face of the earth!!
If this doesn’t tell our Cities the tax paying citizens are no longer safe with all the homeless/mental problems, nothing will. Had this city not allowed homeless, or had they put this man somewhere to get help, Beignet would still be alive. Sue the City for allowing this deranged individual to loiter in it. RIP Beignet!!
That monster deserves to be stabbed to death! I strongly agree that mental health is not an excuse for killing animals!
Should get the maximum.
Give that monster the maximum punishment!
Animal abuse and cruelty is a FELONY punishable with fines and prison up to 7 years. Throw him away for at least the 7 years to protect the public and other animals. Maybe we will get the same he gave to the dog in prison
And we are keeping Mr Henry alive for what? Wasting taxpayer money. Freakass monster. Sick of the lame excuse of mental health. Bullshit