A Florida man who shot his dog in the face after he said it had actually bitten his fiancé has actually been sentenced to 18 months in jail followed by 42 months of probation. Photo thanks to Flagler County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
July 1 (UPI) — A Florida man who shot his dog in the face after he said it had actually bitten his fiancé has actually been sentenced to 18 months in jail followed by 42 months of probation.
Deputies with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office were contacted us to the home of Jamier Lee-Bright in April 2022 after his next-door neighbors called 911 to report gunshots, district attorneys said in a news release Thursday.
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Responding deputies discovered Lee-Bright cleansing blood from his back patio area with a garden tube. His dog, called Rocky, was discovered alive covered in blood with 2 gunshot injuries.
Lee-Bright informed private investigators he shot his dog in the head after it bit his fiancée. Prosecutors declared that the fiancé did not sustain any injuries.
Rocky made a complete healing after going through surgical treatment and was embraced by Hayden Ore, a worker of the constable’s workplace that apprehended Lee-Bright.
Lee-Bright pleaded guilty to charges of cruelty to animals and damaging physical proof and will likewise be put on an animal abuse windows registry and is needed to have no contact with any animals.
He has actually likewise been bought to finish a psychological health assessment and surrender his gun to the constable’s workplace.
“Justice has actually lastly been served to Rocky’s shooter,” said Sheriff Rick Staly in a statement. “Lashing out versus your animal is never ever the ideal response.”
