Crime & Safety
Jail Time For Killing, Dismembering Bulldog In Westchester: DA
The 40-year-old CT man had been temporarily staying with an acquaintance in New Rochelle before taking his dog and brutally killing it.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A Connecticut man will spend time behind bars for a brutal crime that shocked a community.
Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that 40-year-old Benjamin Tyler, of New Milford, Connecticut, was sentenced last week to one year at the Westchester County Jail for killing and dismembering an English bulldog named Bruno. He pleaded guilty in June to felony aggravated cruelty to animals.
Around Dec. 6, Tyler strangled Bruno to death at the New Rochelle home of Bruno's guardian, a longtime acquaintance with whom Tyler had been staying. Tyler then dismembered Bruno and disposed of various pieces of his carcass around New Rochelle.
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"The defendant will have a year in jail to think about his despicable actions. Cruelty to animals is unacceptable," Cacace said. "Our office will continue to aggressively prosecute those who violate these kinds of laws."
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The investigation was conducted by the New Rochelle Police Department with the assistance of SPCA Westchester. The case was prosecuted by Assistant DA and Animal Cruelty Coordinator Mary Ann Liebowitz.
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