UKIAH, CA., 6/28/19 — A man charged with illegally shooting at his neighbors dogs was sentenced to 180 days in jail today, according to an announcement from the Mendocino County District Attorney. The physician, Benjamin Hanna Meyer, plead guilty in April to two counts of felony animal abuse, and was ordered to surrender himself to Mendocino County jail on August 29. Meyer will also be forbidden to posses firearms or ammunition for the rest of his life.

You can read the previous description of the charges Meyer plead to here. The investigation indicated that the dogs were penned up in a neighbor’s yard when Meyer shot them.

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Kate Maxwell is the publisher and a founder of The Mendocino Voice. She lives inland but goes to the ocean as much as possible.