Published April 20, 2012, 10:10 AM
A state appeals court refused to drop a felony conviction April 18 against a Fond du Lac area man who shot a neighbor’s dog with a high-powered pellet gun.
Court upholds felony charge for man who shot dog
Wisconsin NewsA state appeals court refused to drop a felony conviction April 18 against a Fond du Lac area man who shot a neighbor’s dog with a high-powered pellet gun.
A state appeals court refused to drop a felony conviction April 18 against a Fond du Lac area man who shot a neighbor’s dog with a high-powered pellet gun.
Shawn Klingelhoets said there was no evidence that he intended to kill the animal. But the Second District Appellate Court said the intent-to-kill was not necessary to convict the man of an animal mistreatment charge in 2010.
Authorities said Klingelhoets shot his neighbor’s Jack Russell terrier three times while the dog was tied to a post. The third shot hit the dog’s spinal canal, an injury that forced him to be euthanized.
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