I’m guessing the kids comment was about pets. ‘No real bills’ I’m guessing she still lives at home and pays some token amount towards rent/utilities.
We can speculate all we like, but I could see this going either way, and I’d be frustrated if my 24 year old couldn’t support themselves too.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Buddenberg
Given that this guy has previously been charged with violations of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, you’ll have to forgive my skepticism that he was wrongfully arrested. Sounds like a guy who didn’t learn his lesson the first time.