A Mississippi Coast pet groomer charged last month with animal cruelty was arrested again Thursday for violating the terms of probation set after he was sentenced for a 2017 robbery, the Jackson County Sheriff’s office said.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections arrested Nichole Ann Anderson, 36, according to Jackson County inmate records.
Anderson owns Sandi’s Pet Grooming Too in Gautier. Police arrested him in February on five counts of animal cruelty after two dogs in his care died and three other animals were injured, Gautier Police Chief David Bever said last month.
Anderson was on probation for a robbery in July 2016 when he was arrested on those charges, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Marcia Hill said. Anderson was indicted in 2017 and later sentenced to 10 years for seven counts of commercial burglary, Hill said.
Anderson and a man from Biloxi walked into Love My Pets, a dog grooming shop in Ocean Springs, on July 23, 2016, police told the Sun Herald that year. Surveillance video showed the couple stole an undisclosed amount of money, police said.
Anderson’s most recent arrest came after a dog in his care died after being mauled by another dog, Bever said. Another dog was hit by a car while in her care, and two other dogs and a cat were injured while being treated, Bever said. Police did not provide further details last month about how those injuries occurred.
Police also charged Anderson with two counts of false impersonation because he boarded animals without a permit, Bever said.
Police, animal control and Gautier city officials first responded on Feb. 1 at the Anderson location on US 90 and announced the next day that they were closing the business due to city code violations.
In a Facebook post before his arrest on Feb. 16, Anderson said he was investigated for animal cruelty but was released from police custody without charges.
“The reason for this attack on my business,” he wrote, “is a personal attack against me, from someone who has a personal vendetta against me, not really related to the business.”
His bond was set on Feb. 20 to $5,000 for each of the five animal cruelty charges, Hill said. Anderson was released on bond, Hill said.
Jackson County inmate records listed Anderson as non-bondable as of Friday.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections did not immediately respond to a message left Friday.
