The man who shot and killed a police German shepherd,K-9 Officer Jethro, of the Canton Police
Department in Ohio, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Kelontre Barefield, 23, received the sentence after pleading guilty to
charges related to the police dog's death and other charges in an
unrelated robbery case, a spokeswoman for the Stark County Clerk of
Courts told ABC News today.
Barefield's attorney, Steven Reisch, didn't immediately respond to request for comment.
Jethro was killed in January after suffering multiple gunshot wounds
while responding to a burglary at a grocery store, according to Officer
Eric Stanbro, head trainer of Canton PD's K-9 unit.
The death of the 3-year-old German shepherd devastated Canton PD Officer
Ryan Davis, who had been Jethro's partner since he was an 8-week-old
puppy.
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