VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota man accused of using a
hammer to beat his neighbor's dog to death will not spend time in
jail if he stays out of trouble for the next year.
Robert Kyte of Burbank was given a 60-day suspended sentence,
and ordered to pay nearly $400 in fines and fees and $2,000 in
restitution.
The 61-year-old Kyte earlier pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors
in the case in a deal with prosecutors. He initially had faced a
felony charge that carried a maximum punishment of two years in
prison and a $5,000 fine.
Kyte was accused of beating to death his neighbors' German
shorthair pointer in its kennel in June.
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