{"id":36130,"date":"2013-05-08T12:56:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T19:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=36130"},"modified":"2013-05-08T12:56:58","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T19:56:58","slug":"man-gets-5-years-in-dog-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/05\/08\/man-gets-5-years-in-dog-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Man gets 5 years in dog shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lepaul Gardner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 A 26-year-old man accused of slamming a small dog against the floor before shooting and killing the dog will serve prison time, authorities said.<\/p>\n

LePaul Wuornos Gardner<\/strong> will spend five years in state prison after accepting an agreement with the District Attorney\u2019s office on April 26, according to a press release from the Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC).<\/p>\n

\u201cAnimal cruelty is taken very seriously and will not be tolerated,\u201d said DACC Director Marcia Mayeda. \u201cFortunately, our officers prepared an excellent case\u2014 complete with a thorough investigation and solid evidence\u2014for the District Attorney\u2019s office to review, which aided in determining the charges.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gardner brutalized and then shot a Bichon Fris\u00e9, similar to this one. [not actual dog]<\/figcaption><\/figure>Last month, Gardner repeatedly brutalized and then murdered a 7-year-old Bichon Frise at the home he shared with the dog\u2019s owner in the 43700 block of Rembrandt Street in the Lancaster, according to DACC spokeswoman\u00a0Evelina Villa.<\/p>\n

In a press release issued Wednesday, Villa stated:<\/p>\n

\u201cOn April 14, officers from the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) responded to a call from a dog owner claiming her dog had been shot. When officers arrived on scene, it was revealed that the defendant, who lived with the dog owner, started brutalizing the dog earlier in the week by continuously slamming the small white dog against the floor. Moments prior to the shooting, the defendant tossed the dog to the ground one final time, pointed a gun at the dog owner, and then turned the gun towards the dog and shot the senior Bichon Fris\u00e9 in the chest.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gardner was originally charged with assault with a firearm and felony cruelty to an animal, according to court records. On April 26, Gardner pleaded no contest to assault with a firearm in exchange for the dismissal of the felony cruelty to an animal charge, according to Jane Robison of the Los Angeles District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

If you suspect animal cruelty in your neighborhood, contact DACC\u2019s Communication Center at 661-940-4191. The Communication Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/p>\n

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