Police investigators said the incident occurred on Sept. 5, 2012, when Brian Gillum, 31, of the 4000 block of Webbway got into an argument with his girlfriend over his car keys.
Gillum picked up her two-year-old miniature Doberman Pinscher named Bentley and walked outside onto the patio where he doused the dog with lighter fluid and set it on fire, investigators said.
The dog sustained extensive burns on its legs, hind quarters, face and eyes and had to be euthanized.
Aggravated cruelty to animals is a felony that carries one to six years in prison.
(Shelby County District Attorney - May 13, 2014)
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