The Anaheim man caught kicking and punching his canine in an house complicated will face no jail time after accepting a plea deal.
A neighbor caught the disturbing beating on a Ring digital camera final 12 months. After the video was launched, 34-year-old Albert Frank Abad Jr. turned himself in to the Anaheim Police Department final 12 months.
“He should not be given a break,” stated Kimberly Edds, spokesperson for the Orange County District Attorney. “He needs to be doing time in jail and being held accountable for abusing animals.”
Prosecutors filed a felony animal cruelty case towards Abad. However, through the trial, Abad agreed to plead responsible after his protection legal professional made a movement to scale back it to a misdemeanor. The District Attorney’s workplace stated it objected to the lesser cost that resulted in a suspended 30-day jail sentence.
“Judges have the power below the regulation to scale back sure felonies to misdemeanors, however it’s stunning that Judge Glenn-Leistikow would train that discretion to present a break to somebody who clearly has no subject participating in cruelty to a weak animal,” stated District Attorney Todd Spitzer.
Edds stated that prosecutors pushed for Abad to serve two years of formal probation and jail time. However, the decide denied that request and positioned him on a one-year formal probation.
“He’s not allowed to personal any extra animals, nonetheless, as soon as he is off probation there isn’t any approach for us to maintain observe of that,” stated Edds.
Several folks requested about adopting Steeler, the Labradoodle that Abad beat, however the canine is now residing at a nonprofit animal rescue out of state.
