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Slatton denied probation in animal cruelty case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colbert County Last Updated May 07. 2008 9:34PMPublished: May 08. 2008 3:30AM

 

 

 

 

 

A Colbert County man who pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in January will have to serve his five-year sentence in prison instead of on probation as he had hoped.Colbert Circuit Court Judge Jackie Hatcher denied Andrew Chase Slatton's probation request Tuesday and ordered that he be sent to prison.Slatton, 23, of Sheffield, pleaded guilty to first-degree animal cruelty for using a box cutter to cut the ears of his neighbor's Jack Russell terrier puppy named Taco on Nov. 8, 2006.During Tuesday's hearing, Kyle Brown, chief assistant district attorney for Colbert County, argued against Slatton being granted probation.Colbert District Attorney Bryce Graham Jr. said Slatton's case has attracted national attention. "Anytime you mistreat an animal, people get upset."Slatton had been free on bond while awaiting a decision on his probation request.

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