Overview

• Katie Michelle Dickson, 37, of Vancouver, Washington, turned herself in after a warrant was issued, then bonded out of jail.
• Court records say she placed 18 calls to Maricopa County Animal Care and Control in about 40 minutes on June 26, 2024, issuing violent threats against staff.
• Officials evacuated the shelter and the MCSO Bomb Squad searched the site after an initial bomb concern, though investigators say the recordings did not clearly mention a bomb.
• A trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 6, 2026, following the initial pretrial conference on Oct. 21.
• County leaders and the sheriff cited interagency collaboration, condemned the threats, and made recorded messages available to the public.