Warren man sentenced in Midland domestic violence and animal cruelty case

A Warren man was sentenced Thursday, Nov. 5 to two to 15 years in prison for assaulting the mother of his then-5-month-old daughter, abusing the family dog and fighting with responding police officers.

Scott Reinhart, 38, pleaded guilty July 30 to felony resisting and obstructing police, along with misdemeanor charges of domestic violence, animal cruelty and malicious destruction of property stemming from the March 31, 2026 incident.

Reinhart and his attorney, Daniel Duke, lobbied for a probationary sentence. Duke said his client was remorseful and had not intended to injure the officers. Reinhart told Midland County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Carras he was a changed man…

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