Man jailed for killing dogs to avoid kennel
Firefighter gets 90 days; allegedly bragged about it to colleagues
By The Associated Press
Originally published by msnbc.com, June 25, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A judge has given a 90–day jail sentence to a man accused of killing his dogs to avoid boarding them while he went on vacation.
Forty–three–year–old David Santuomo pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of animal cruelty and one count of possession of a criminal tool — a homemade silencer he used on the end of a rifle, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor Heather Robinson says Santuomo, a firefighter, shot his two mixed–breed dogs Sloopy and Skeeter on Dec. 3 after tying them to a pipe in his basement. She says he dumped the remains in a trash bin behind his firehouse.
Prosecutors say he bragged about the killings to colleagues.
Defense attorney Sam Shamansky says it was "totally out of character" for his client.
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