Washington County Controller April Sloane posted bond and was released from the Allegheny County Jail Wednesday afternoon. After a thirty minute hearing, Washington County Judge John DiSalle revoked Sloane’s $150,000 unsecured bond. Prosecutors argued that she was living with a cat and that was a clear violation of her probation terms that stated that she could not harbor any animal. Her defense attorney argued that she did not care for the cat so therefore harboring was not in question. Sloane was remanded into custody after a new bail was set at $150,000 straight cash. Sloane was initially taken to the Washington County Jail and then transferred to Pittsburgh. Her trial is expected to be held sometime in September. Sloane is facing animal cruelty and animal neglect charges after police – on a tip from the Humane Society, found a dead dog sealed in plastic in her garage in December of 2023. Washington County Commission Chairman Nick Sherman says Sloane will still be in charge of her office. Sherman, however, did say that he was pleased that the appropriate action was taken to revoke Sloane’s bond since her failure to follow the conditions of her probation for harboring a cat is both abhorrent and shocking.