A man caught on camera abusing his puppy in a Long Beach alleyway pleaded no contest today to felony animal cruelty. As part of the plea agreement with prosecutors, 28-year-old Alexander Cueva of Westminster was sentenced to three years in state prison and was banned from owning a pet for at least 10 years.
Cueva sparked widespread outrage last month when he was filmed using a leash to swing his puppy over his shoulder before slamming her into the ground near 12th Street and Long Beach Boulevard.
Neighbor Adalhi Montes captured video of the attack on one of his two surveillance cameras that overlooks the alley near his apartment.
At first, Montes said he was hesitant to post the video online because he is in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and he didn’t want to draw attention to himself while the Trump Administration has tried to expel more and more noncitizens…