Massachusetts man pleads guilty to giving dog fentanyl and stabbing it to death
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to giving his dog fentanyl before stabbing the animal to death earlier this year.
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to giving his dog fentanyl before stabbing the animal to death earlier this year.
Jonathan Paluzzi, 45, of Kingston, received a sentence of five to seven years in state prison after entering a guilty plea to two counts each of animal cruelty and witness intimidation, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said Friday.
Paluzzi was arrested on Jan. 31 after a 911 call to his Kingston Collection Way apartment. A caller reported hearing noises including shuffling and a dog whining, followed by silence.
Police found the body of Paluzzi’s dog, a 60-pound bull-terrier mix named Brutus, with stab wounds.
Paluzzi was initially charged with animal cruelty and possession of a Class A drug.
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