Georgia man, Jahmal Anthony Swaby, who put cat in dog’s cage to watch it die sentenced to prison

GEORGIA -- A Georgia man who put a cat inside a ferocious dog's cage just to watch it die will spend eight years behind bars for the cruel act.

Jahmal Anthony Swaby, 21, was sentenced to prison and 12 years’ probation after pleading guilty to aggravated animal cruelty and admitting he threatened a witness who alerted police to the sick scene at his home, the Athens Banner-Herald reported Thursday.

The Athens man laughed and egged on the dog to "get it" as he watched the frantic feline "running around inside the dog cage screaming for its life," a witness told police.

The cat was killed, and the "angry" dog was chomping on its carcass when police arrived, according to the newspaper.

Swaby also pleaded guilty to weapons offenses and receiving stolen property. He was sentenced on May 28.

He probably was sentenced to prison for the witness intimidation rather than the animal cruelty.

(NY Daily News - June 5, 2015)

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