Naperville man receives sentence for killing family dog, threatening children: prosecutors

The Brief

  • Nathan Gonzalez, 36, appeared in court Thursday afternoon in front of Judge Joseph Bugos who sentenced him to concurrent terms of five years and three years in prison following his guilty plea.
  • Naperville Police received a call from a 14-year-old girl stating that her stepfather had killed their family dog and threatened the girl and her 11-year-old stepsister.
  • A necropsy found blunt force trauma to the head as the cause of Rocco, the family dog’s death.

WHEATON A Naperville man was sentenced to five years in prison after killing his family’s dog and threatening his daughter and stepdaughter, prosecutors said.

What we know:

Nathan Gonzalez, 36, appeared in court Thursday afternoon, where he was sentenced to concurrent terms of five years and three years in prison following his guilty plea, the DuPage County State’s Attorney said.

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