WELCOME TO JUSTICE FOR RUBY RESOURCE PAGE
Ruby the French Bulldog was senselessly and fatally shot, and her story now fuels a movement for truth and protection for all animals. Jeffrey Lentz of Berkeley Township, NJ is currently facing animal cruelty and weapons charges. This resource page is dedicated to keeping Ruby’s voice alive, supporting legal action, and empowering the community to stand against violence.
WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH GRAVES WAIVER REVIEW EMAILS!
You can send an email to Brooke:
BMiranda@co.ocean.nj.us (Click the link to be brought directly to your email)
Subject line: Request for Careful Review of Graves Waiver
ATTN: Assistant Prosecutor Demestihas and Honorable Judge Palmer,
I’m writing regarding the pending request for a Graves Act waiver in the matter involving Jeffrey Lentz Sr., the accused shooter in the death of Ruby, the French bulldog.
I respectfully ask that your office carefully review and scrutinize any Graves Act waiver request before making a recommendation to the Court. New Jersey’s Graves Act (N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6(c)) reflects a clear public-safety policy choice: when a firearm is unlawfully possessed or used in connection with certain offenses, the law imposes mandatory minimum prison terms and parole ineligibility to deter gun violence and to promote uniform, serious consequences for firearm crimes.
Deviating from the Graves Act through a waiver is an extraordinary step and should be reserved for rare circumstances consistent with the law’s intent and the interests of justice. In this case, granting a waiver would send the wrong message to the community and would undermine the work New Jersey has put in place to prevent firearm-related harm and to ensure accountability when a gun is used.
I also want to emphasize the broader community-safety concern here. Animal cruelty and firearm violence are not “isolated incidents” the public can dismiss as harmless. Research and law enforcement sources have long recognized that cruelty to animals can be a warning sign correlated with other forms of violence and antisocial behavior—behavior our community does not want to tolerate or normalize.
I understand that sentencing decisions involve many factors, and I appreciate the seriousness of your role and responsibilities. My request is simple: please give this waiver request the highest level of care and attention, and weigh the public-safety purpose of the Graves Act and the need for meaningful accountability in this case.
Thank you for your time and consideration
Respectfully,
Your name here
Ruby Suffered
a note from a Veterinary surgery nurse with
more than 28 years in animal medicine
Many people have asked why this has happened, there is no reason why, it was pure evil. No matter what Mr Lentz uses as an excuse, there’s no reason to shoot a small French bulldog in the face. This isn’t an animal that could have hurt anyone. This isn’t an enormous dog, that was attacking anyone.
Let us not forget, Mr Lentz is a pistol instructor, so I would assume he knows how to properly handle a weapon, and is an excellent marksman. He shot her in the jaw………Not in the brain to end her life but in the jaw.
I saw the X-rays, her mandible was shattered, I read the soap notes, she had such severe injuries and throat swelling, it took multiple times to try and intubate her. She had uncontrolled bleeding into her throat…..All that time, she was scared, she was in pain, and she didn’t know why…..Ruby suffered, not for minutes but for over an hour at least. He did not shoot her to end her life but to make her suffer.
There’s no why for that.
She deserves justice, no companion animal should ever suffer the way Ruby suffered. Imagine your own animals, the immense love you have for them and think of how Ruby’s mom must feel. Mr. Lentz needs to go to prison and the laws surrounding animal abuse should be made more stringent, so this never happens to anyone else.
