SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Sarasota man received the maximum possible sentence after being convicted in an animal cruelty case involving the death of his dog, Chevy.
Zachary Saunder Baumer was sentenced to one year in the Sarasota County jail, followed by one year of probation, according to the State Attorney’s Office 12th Judicial Circuit.
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He was found guilty of cruelty to animals and confinement of animals without sufficient food, water, or exercise following a jury trial that began on Wednesday, July 30.
“The crimes carry a maximum possible sentence of one year in the county jail,” the state attorney’s office said in a release…