Woman convicted of setting two puppies on fire in Ohio

A woman has been sentenced to prison after setting fire to two puppies in Ohio last year.

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Aaliiah Phillips was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after pleading guilty in June to one count of crushing animals and distributing a controlled substance, according to CBS affiliate WTOL in Toledo.

She must also serve three years of supervised release.

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Police said Phillips threw two American bulldog puppies into a fire she started in July 2023 and also distributed substances containing fentanyl, WTVG TV in Toledo reported.

The dogs’ owner was told she had thrown the puppies into the fire.

He showed officers the puppies. who were dead and badly burned.

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