Crime & Safety

Michigan Man Gets Year In Jail For Kicking, Beating German Shepherd

A veterinarian said the dog suffered from a ruptured liver and multiple taser burns.

PT. HURON, MI—A Detroit man, who kicked and beat a 4-year-old German Shepherd, will spend a year in the St. Clair County jail after pleading guilty to animal killing-torture. The man, Brandon Nickson, was originally charged with one count of animal killing-torturing and two counts of resisting and obstructing police.

Prior to his sentencing, Nickson took responsibility for his actions, and told Judge Michael West that he learned that he can’t act on impulse and needs to think about his actions before he makes a poor choice, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press.

The dog, named Bella, died of internal bleeding due to multiple ruptures of its liver, according to a veterinarian who had examined the dog after it died. Bella also suffered bruising on her chest, and burns on its neck, which are typically the result of a taser or stun gun.

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