White Cloud - A Newaygo man charged with abusing his dogs is going to jail.
William Reed pleaded "no contest" in April to two animal cruelty charges.
He was sentenced this morning and will spend a total of 93 days in jail on both counts of animal abuse. Reed will also pay $527 dollars in fines and costs. He also cannot possess or own an animal for one year.
Judge Kevin Drake said to Reed today in court, "There wasn't a whole lot of remorse for you behavior. I'm not sure if you understand what you did was wrong. But it was wrong, and it is unacceptable." Investigators arrested him after a neighbor shot video appearing to show Reed beating his dogs with a chain and a shovel. The video was so disturbing the Newaygo County Undersheriff called it one of the worst animal cruelty cases he'd seen.
Click here to see the story of Reed's arrest and the home video Reed started serving his sentence today.
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