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Man given suspended 10-year sentence, ban on pets after guilty plea in dog’s death
Summary
A judge in the 252nd District Court found a defendant guilty of cruelty to a non-livestock animal, suspended a 10-year prison term and placed him on 10 years’ probation with a $500 fine, a ban on keeping pets and a requirement to donate a medium bag of pet food monthly to the humane society.
A judge in the 252nd District Court sentenced a man identified in court as Mr. Veil to a suspended 10-year prison term and placed him on 10 years’ probation after he pleaded guilty to cruelty to a non-livestock animal, the court record shows.
The sentence follows the court’s acceptance of a guilty plea and a pre-sentence report. The judge told Veil that the 10-year sentence was being suspended and explained the conditions of probation and the consequences of violating it.
The judge said, “I’m going to sentence you to a term of 10 years in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Corrections, but suspend that and place you on probation for 10 years.” The judge added…
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