Buffalo, NY (WBEN) 23-year-old Jarrod Dillman of Buffalo pleads guilty to one count of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, a felony. He pleaded guilty to the highest charge.
Prosecutors say August 3rd Dillman, while working as a dog daycare attendant at PawPrints by Penny & Co. on Niagara Street in the City of Buffalo, caused the death of “Alessio,” a three-year-old Havanese mix.
Dillman admitted to using a leash to throw the dog against a wall and kicking the dog while wearing boots.
A necropsy determined that “Alessio” died as a result of blunt force trauma.
Dillman faces a maximum of 2 years in jail when he is sentenced on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. He remains released on $5,000 bond posted in Buffalo City Court.