District man sentenced for killing puppy

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A District man was sentenced Tuesday to 120 days in jail for using a cement slab to kill a sleeping, 6-month-old puppy, prosecutors said.

Sean Delontay Branch, 24, pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty in September, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington. He was sentenced in D.C. Superior Court.

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