MINDEN, Nev. (AP) - A Gardnerville man who admitted shooting dozens of bullets and killing a dog that bit him has been sentenced to six months in jail.
Sixty-one-year-old James Skiman was taken into custody immediately following his sentencing Wednesday by Justice of the Peace Tom Perkins in Minden.
The Gardnerville Record-Courier (https://bit.ly/1cXwvDd ) reports a consecutive six-month jail term was suspended for two years.
Skiman pleaded guilty in February to misdemeanor charges of unlawful discharge of a firearm and cruelty to animals.
He says he was cleaning a .45-caliber handgun when the dog bit him in the face in November.
Skiman was still shooting at the dog when deputies arrived at his home.
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Information from: Gardnerville Record-Courier, https://www.recordcourier.com
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