Gloria Lee, 35, who is facing charges of arson following a Jan. 27 fire at her Prince and Princess Pet Boutique in Las Vegas, appears in Clark County Justice Court Feb. 5, 2014, in Las Vegas.LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas pet shop owner who prosecutors say was seen on security cameras torching her store with 27 puppies inside was handcuffed and taken to jail on Friday after a judge raised her bail by more than $250,000.
Animal rights advocates who held signs outside the courthouse hailed the determination by Justice of the Peace Janiece Marshall that defendant Gloria Eun Hye Lee is a danger to the community and a flight risk.
“We’re elated she was remanded today,” said Gina Griesen, the head of the advocacy group Nevada Voters for Animals. “We’ll be following this case all the way through.”
The judge raised Lee’s bail amount from $40,000 to $310,000 two days after prosecutor Shanon Clowers filed additional charges and said Lee’s criminal record included felony and misdemeanors convictions that included a 2001 escape in California.
Las Vegas firefighters rescued the puppies alive and credited fire sprinklers with dousing flames early Jan. 27 inside the Prince and Princess pet store southwest of the Las Vegas Strip.