MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The suspect accused of choking a Dalmation has been sentenced in Monongalia County Circuit Court.
Judge Phillip Gaujot sentenced Jesse Workman, 23, of Morgantown, to a suspended 1 to 5 year prison sentence and placed him on unsupervised probation for six months. Additionally, Judge Gaujot denied a request from prosecutors asking Workman to pay $110 to the Monongalia County Canine Center.
Workman was arrested in August of 2020 and charged with animal cruelty after police received a video of the choking incident. Investigators say the video was recorded in February of 2020.