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Man sentenced to 6 months in jail for putting puppy in an oven

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A Murray man will spend six months in jail for putting his wife's puppy in a 200-degree oven, burning the dog and permanently damaging its paws.

Third District Judge William Barrett ordered Marc Christopher Vincent to serve every day of the six months in jail without a chance of early release. He also must pay a $500 fine and $986 in veterinary bills for the dog.

Vincent, 36, pleaded guilty Sept. 18 to one count of misdemeanor aggravated animal cruelty. Prosecutors dropped a second count in the plea agreement. The maximum penalty for the charge is one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

Vincent was accused of putting the puppy in an oven for five minutes on May 25 during a fight with his wife, who has since filed for divorce.

The black Chihuahua.m.ix named Henry suffered permanent damage to its front paws and now limps. Vincent also was accused in a separate incident of chasing and cornering the dog with a leaf blower, damaging the dog's eye. The eye eventually had to be removed by a veterinarian.

Vincent also has been ordered to serve two years probation after his jail sentence, seek and participate in therapy for anger management and have no contact with his wife Rhonda or any animals.