Dog beaten with baseball bat Spokane, WA (US) Date: Sep 5, 1998 County: Spokane Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Abusers/Suspects: Lawrence McIlveen John Weddle Ralph Wren

Case ID: 3103 Classification: Beating Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in WA (US) Animal was offleash or loose « Back to Search Results Login to Watch this Case

Lawrence McIlveen, John Weddle and Ralph Wren have pleaded guilty to first-degree animal cruelty. The three men chained a stray dog to a picnic table and took turns beating it with a baseball bat.

Wren entered his plea and was sentence to five months in jail, he has previous felony convictions. Superior Court Judge Tari Eitzen converted one month of Wren's sentence to community service and gave the disabled Army veteran credit for two months he already spent in jail.

McIlveen was sentenced to three months because he has no previous felony convictions. He received credit for 60 days already served.

Weddle was given a three-month sentence, with 51 days' credit for time served.

The men were ordered to split the cost of the dog's veterinary bill.

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Spokane Spokesman-Review - Nov 6, 1998

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