Man gets 5 years for stomping death of his puppy
04/14/2017 4:35 pm PDT
via KFOR
DALLAS -- (KFOR) -- A former Dallas man has been sentenced to five years in prison for the 2016 stomping death of his puppy following a night of drinking alcohol.
The Dallas Morning News reports 36-year-old Thyren Justus acknowledged being too drunk to remember beating his Australian shepherd named Luke.
A judge in Dallas sentenced Justus, who pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty.
Justice testified Thursday that he couldn't recall what happened to his 5-month-old dog.
An attorney for Justus sough probation and said his client is a recovering alcoholic.
Dallas police in March 2016 responded to reports of a disturbance at some apartments, a dog barking and stomping sounds.
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