A district court in Louisiana has sentenced two men who slit a dog’s throat for Snapchat views. Steven Sadler and Boots Stanley won’t get jail time for slaying.
A dog on video. Instead, each men will be under probation for three years and required to do community service for 480 hours.
They were also asked to pay a fine of $5,000 for the crime against the dog. Sadler and Stanley admitted to the crime of aggravated animal cruelty during the arraignment last April 2018.
The District Attorney’s office sought for a severe punishment given the inhumane way they treated the animal. The men were initially facing a 10-year time in prison on top of a $25,000 fine.
However, Judge Carl Sharp stated that he based the sentence on the code of criminal procedure and the evidence shown.
