Velete pleaded no contest last July to felony animal cruelty and misdemeanor child endangerment before being sentenced to two years in county jail with another year of court supervision on the condition he refrain from owning weapons, abstain from drugs and alcohol and complete a treatment program, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
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| Alan Benjamin Velete |
Velete denied the allegations during his arraignment Friday morning, Wagstaffe said.
Velete’s two-week torture spree began after he moved into his girlfriend’s mother’s Redwood City apartment in December 2013.
Enraged after the 4-month-old terrier named Lucky defecated on the floor, Velete began to torturing the puppy, often in front of his daughter.
He would kick and punch Lucky, spray household cleaner in its eyes, tape its mouth closed, force-feed it psychiatric drugs and put it in a duffle bag then hung it in the shower while listening to it whimper for hours.
Velete eventually suffocated Lucky Jan. 6, 2014, then put the dog in a duffel bag and threw it in the garbage.
Despite the heinous nature of his crimes, a 2011 law prevented prosecutors from sending Velete to prison and he was instead sentenced to time county jail, Wagstaffe said.
He was given 365 days of credit toward time served and, per state law, ultimately only spent about six months in jail after his sentence before being released, Wagstaffe said.
Based on the new charges, Velete could face another year and a half in county jail where he is currently being held without bail, Wagstaffe said.
He will return to court Feb. 24 for a probation violation conference, Wagstaffe said.
(San Mateo Daily Journal - Feb 14, 2015)
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