TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who beat a neighbor’s dog with a hatchet after luring it with treats has been sentenced to six months in jail.

The Pierce County prosecutor’s office says 55-year-old Ricky Knowles was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty in July to first-degree animal cruelty.

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