The San Antonio couple charged in the grisly dog attack that killed elderly Air Force veteran Ramon Najera Jr. last year received a combined 33 years in prison during the sentencing portion of their trial. State District Judge Velia Meza handed owner Christian Alexander Moreno an 18-year sentence, while his wife, Abilene Schnieder, got 15 years.
The San Antonio couple charged in the grisly dog attack that killed elderly Air Force veteran Ramon Najera Jr . last year received a combined 33 years in prison during the sentencing portion of their trial.
The couple’s sentencing ended a year-long saga that grabbed international headlines and sparked a community debate about San Antonio’s troubled Animal Care Services department. “What happened to Mr. Najera was an unspeakable horror that is going to resonate in our community for a very long time,” Judge Meza said during proceedings. “Unlike other cases I have presided over, this one is different. It is different because we’re not dealing with an intentional act … . It was a case of criminally negligent behavior.”
“After hearing from the neighbors on Delta and Darby Street, I find the testimony I heard from the city of San Antonio very difficult to believe,” Meza said.against the city of San Antonio earlier this month. The petition, filed in state district court in the Alamo City, alleges city officials knew that the dogs had been involved in previous attacks but did nothing.
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