SAN ANTONIO – A woman caught on video allegedly hitting her puppy multiple times accepted a plea deal on Tuesday.
Havanna Dejonet Miller, 23, pleaded no contest to a third-degree felony animal cruelty charge. She faces between two to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.
She is expected to be sentenced Oct. 28.
Video from January allegedly shows Miller striking her 3-month-old poodle, Thanos, on a West Side apartment balcony multiple times. She was arrested without incident the next day and formally indicted in February, according to Animal Care Services.
ACS said the poodle was placed with an experienced foster family during the case.
A judge granted legal custody of the poodle to ACS. The dog was eventually transferred to an out-of-state rescue group and has since been adopted, ACS said Tuesday.
Miller was in court on Monday for a pre-trial hearing. Jury selection was originally expected to begin on Tuesday, with the trial set to start on Wednesday.
WARNING: The video below contains content that may be disturbing. KSAT decided to leave out most of the audio and only show a small clip of the abuse.
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