Jerry Hine
(Lincoln County Sheriff Dept file photo)
By Patti Weaver
CHANDLER — An 83-year-old man charged with 408 counts of animal cruelty at a business he operated in Stroud has been ordered by a Lincoln County judge to undergo a mental competency evaluation before he appears in court on Friday.
Jerry Dean Hine of Stroud was arrested on July 15 and held in the Lincoln County Jail on $25,000 bond until July 23 when he was taken to Griffin Memorial Hospital in Norman for a psychological assessment and inpatient treatment, if necessary, court records show.
According to an amended affidavit filed Tuesday by Stroud Police Officer Christian Martin, who obtained a search warrant of the business, approximately 408 dogs were removed from Add Love Pets LLC at 1407 W. Main Street for the Tulsa Humane Society to transport to their facility where a veterinarian would complete a thorough examination of each dog.
On July 14, the Stroud officer spoke to a representative of an animal rescue organization who said she had spoken to Hine on July 12 “regarding taking possession of approximately 60 dogs,” the affidavit alleged. She said, “Hine had told her that he would be going into a nursing home soon and needed to thin out his dogs,” the affidavit alleged.
She said that “once she arrived on scene to pick up the dogs, she noticed nine Maltese dogs in front of the store within a makeshift pen that were all in bad shape. Of the nine, all of them had feces matted to their skin, some you could not even see their hair due to the feces matted so bad, and others had no hair at all due to skin issues.
“She estimated there were 150 to 200 dogs inside of the building which is located within a strip mall,” that houses a tattoo shop, a dollar store and a grocery store, the affidavit alleged.
She said that “once she realized the scale of the dog breeding operation, she went to Jerry and requested he let her take all of the dogs due to their living conditions and welfare. Jerry refused and got in her face before calling her names such as w…. and b….
“She called Stroud police and requested to make a report regarding Jerry threatening to ‘beat the s…’ out of her if her friends were not there. She said that whenever she arrived at Hine’s business, she could hardly breathe due to the smell of urine and fecal matter coming from within the building,” the affidavit alleged.
“It should be noted that I have been to the building numerous times throughout my career and each time the odor or urine is overpowering and makes it very troublesome to breathe. It was also reported to me that Jerry has been calling other rescues throughout the state to attempt to get them to take dogs off his hands.
“Later in the day on July 14, 2025, I went to Add Love Pets LLC along with other Stroud officers, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and representatives of the District 23 District Attorney’s Office.
“On arrival, Hine’s pickup was backed up to the business and contained approximately five small dogs in the bed of his pickup. The dogs’ hair was matted with what appeared to be fecal matter. They also appeared in an unmanicured state with hair growing over their eyes and around their mouths. Hine stated that his helper had been gone for four days, and he was unable to keep up with the upkeep on the dogs.
“Hine allowed us inside his business for an inspection. Prior to entry, Hine openly stated to Chief Gaylord that it was going to be the worst he had ever seen. Once inside, officers were immediately overwhelmed with the strong smell of what appeared to be urine and feces. Also, immediately upon entry, my eyes began to burn from the strong chemical smell.
“Large amounts of fecal matter were in each pen along with the dogs. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Field Inspector Supervisor Keith Smith produced a meter that measures the amount of ammonia in the air. Smith advised that a reading over 20 could cause loss of eyesight in dogs, and the reading inside the business registered at over 100 ppm (parts per million),” the officer alleged in the affidavit.
“Lincoln County Deputy Phillip Bennett advised that he had seized a firearm from Hine due to the mental state of Hine. It shall be noted that while organizing the search warrant, Hine requested Chief Gaylord to kill him because he was not going to let us take his dogs.
“Each dog was preliminarily examined by the veterinarian, photographed, tagged, then placed in the climate-controlled trailer. Most of the dogs that were brought from inside the business had severely matted hair all over their body including around their rectum, backs, legs, stomachs, and mouths.
“It appeared as if some of the dogs may have not even been able to excrete a bowel movement. It also appeared as if most of the dogs had minimal to no human interaction as well due to the fact the dogs would cower if you attempted to pick up one.
“One dog was matted so bad that there was bare skin showing, wounds were evident on the skin. Numerous puppies were also located in the business. The puppies were housed in small crates with older female dogs. Some of the puppies appeared just days old, as they did not even have the ability to open their eyes yet.
“On July 15, 2025, at approximately 12:45 pm, Chief Clint Gaylord, Captain Aaron Keeling, Officer Jimmy Brown and I went to 1407 W. Main St. in Stroud to speak with Hine. Hine was advised that he was under arrest for animal cruelty. Hine advised he needed his oxygen machine. Chief Gaylord and I assisted with getting the oxygen machine outside.
“Once placed on the ground outside, dozens of roaches emerged from the bottom of the machine. It was also apparent that roaches or other bugs were inside the solution container floating. I placed the machine back inside the business.
“Hine then wanted to take an oxygen bottle and cart with him, but dozens of roaches came out of the wheels, so the roaches were knocked off and taken with him. Hine was then placed inside of a patrol car and was transported without incident to the Lincoln County Jail,” the Stroud officer alleged in the affidavit.
