(PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo.) — A woman has been arrested in Pueblo County on felony negligence and animal cruelty charges after her elderly mother was attacked and killed in February by the woman's dogs. According to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, 47-year-old Jessica Hoff was arrested on Friday, March 21 on a warrant for negligence resulting in death of an at-risk adult and for 54 counts of aggravated cruelty to animals in connection to an incident on Feb. 3 at a home on Jefferson Boulevard in Colorado City. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Death of woman being investigated as dog attack PCSO said deputies initially responded to a report of an unconscious woman at a home in the 4800 block of Jefferson Boulevard in Colorado City on the evening of Feb. 3. When they arrived, deputies found 76-year-old LaVonne Hoff unresponsive, and several dogs running loose in the home. Another two dozen dogs and seven birds were located in cages in the home, PCSO said. LaVonne Hoff was pronounced dead on scene, and autopsy results determined she had died as a result of a dog attack. Detectives conducted an extensive investigation, and learned that Jessica Hoff had left her mother, who had dementia, at home alone while she ran errands in Pueblo. LaVonne reportedly required 24-hour care at the time she was left alone. The investigation revealed that LaVonne had been attacked by the loose dogs in the home. Detectives executed a search warrant on the home, as well as a second property owned by Jessica in Colorado City, and found a total of 54 dogs and the seven birds in her possession. The dogs and birds were reportedly living in unsanitary conditions and several of the dogs were in poor health. Courtesy: Pueblo County Sheriff's Office Jessica Hoff has been booked into the Pueblo County Jail and is due in court April 22. ...read more read less