{"id":33267,"date":"2011-04-28T12:36:35","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T16:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/33267\/macon-man-15-years-dog-beating-case\/"},"modified":"2011-04-28T12:36:35","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T16:36:35","slug":"macon-man-15-years-dog-beating-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/33267\/macon-man-15-years-dog-beating-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Macon man gets 15 years in dog beating case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Macon man gets 15 years in dog beating case<\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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A Macon man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday in connection with beating his pit bull to death in 2008.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Burke\u2019s trial began Monday in Bibb County Superior Court. Jurors
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During the trial, three eyewitnesses testified that
\nthey saw Burke beat the dog to death in his yard on Dec. 18, 2008,
\nafter the dog had escaped from a heavy logging chain being used to
\ntether it. Burke used the same chain and a garden hoe to strike the dog,
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\u201cHe beat her until the handle of the hoe broke,\u201d Schwartz said.<\/strong><\/div>\n
Burke left before police arrived. Later, he gave an officer a false name when he was arrested.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Both witnessed the attack on the dog, she said.<\/strong><\/div>\n
He told the man, \u201cthere will be bullets flying and houses burning, and I\u2019ve got people,\u201d Schwartz said.<\/strong><\/div>\n
Burke told the woman he\u2019d tell police she was selling drugs if she said anything about the attack, Schwartz said.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Burke also must pay a $20,000 fine and $2,500 in fees.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Information from Telegraph archives was used in this report. To contact writer Amy Leigh Womack, call 744-4398.
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