GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A veterinarian who stole a homeless man’s dog will serve time in jail.
A Grand Rapids judge sentenced Amanda Hergenreder Monday morning for misdemeanor larceny in the theft of Vinny the pitbull last year.
Hergenreder, who has a vet practice north of Flint, was in Grand Rapids last fall when she said she spotted a pit bull near 28th Street and Eastern Avenue that appeared to be sick and alone, tied up with no food, water or shelter.
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Hergenreder took the dog home with her and never returned it — even after Grand Rapids Police told her it belonged to Chris Hamilton, a homeless man, and ordered the dog’s return.
Hergenreder’s attorney had asked for no jail time — the vet had no prior record — but District Court Judge Angela Ross gave her ten days in jail and ordered her to pay $1,000 in restitution…