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Case ID: 6838
Classification: Beating
Animal: dog (pit-bull)
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Abuse was retaliation against animal's bad behavior
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Sunday, Jan 31, 1999

County: Fairfax

Disposition: Convicted

Defendant/Suspect: Frank A Bigham

A Reston man who beat his pit bull dog to death in February 1999 pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of animal cruelty and was sentenced to two days in jail. Fairfax County District Court Judge Richard T. Horan imposed a 60-day sentence on Frank A. Bigham, of the 12000 block of Greywing Square, but suspended 58 days. Bigham struck the dog, Jawbone, after the dog snapped at him while Bigham was disciplining the dog for urinating on the floor.

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