DALLAS (AP) — A Mesquite man faces up to 10 years in prison for beating and drowning his pit bull.

A Dallas County jury on Wednesday found 60-year-old Robert Prichard guilty of animal cruelty with a deadly weapon. Prosecutors say he killed the dog named Candy by beating her with a shovel and throwing her into his backyard swimming pool in August 2013.

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