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Case #11128 Rating: 3.0 out of 5
Dog-fighting, dog fatally electrocuted
Winslow, NJ (US)Incident Date: Saturday, Oct 22, 2005
County: Camden
Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Henry J. Brotnitsky
Case Updates: 2 update(s) available
A Winslow man has admitted he electrocuted a dog after it was mauled in a fight that he staged at his home.
Henry J. Brotnitsky, 33, pleaded guilty in late March to a charge of animal cruelty. Authorities found 43 dogs, most of them mixed-breed pit bulls, in pens at Brotnitsky's home when he was arrested on Oct. 30, 2005.
Investigators said Brotnitsky staged a dogfight in his basement on Oct. 22, 2005.
"Numerous people attended, including some who bet on the outcome," Acting Camden County Prosecutor Joshua Ottenberg said in a statement. "The dog who lost the fight suffered extensive bite and claw injuries."
At a court hearing on March 26, Brotnitsky said he used a device made from an electrical extension cord to fatally shock the dog. The killing was meant to put the dog out of its misery, officials said.
Investigators found dogfight magazines and ropes hanging from tree branches at Brotnitsky's home in the 100 block of Norcross Road. The ropes "are known to be used to train dogs to fight," Ottenberg said.
Under a plea agreement, Brotnitsky is to serve a five-year term of probation, including 364 days in Camden County Jail. He is to spend at least 60 days inside the jail, with the remainder to be spent on house arrest or on an inmate work detail.
Among other terms of the agreement, Brotnitsky is to forfeit his right to own dogs. He also must pay about $5,300 to the New Jersey SPCA for costs related to the investigation and care of dogs found at his home.
Case UpdatesOn May 25, Camden Superior Court judge William J. Cook sentenced Henry Brotnitsky to 60 days in jail, one year under house arrest, $21,000 in fines and restitution, and five years probation.
Brotnitsky pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty charges in late March stemming from a dog fight.
Authorities found 43 dogs, most of them mixed-breed pit bulls, in pens at Brotnitsky's home when he was arrested on Oct. 30, 2005.
Brotnitsky admitted in court that he staged fights in the basement of his Winslow home.
According to reports, if the losing dog didn't die in the ring, Brotnitsky would fasten an alligator clip to the dog's lips and another to his genitals and electrocute it with a device he created with an extension cord. | Source: The Star-Ledger - May 27, 2007
Update posted on May 29, 2007 - 4:14PM |
| Brotnitsky is to be sentenced May 25 by Superior Court Judge William J. Cook. | | Update posted on Mar 29, 2007 - 2:48PM |
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