Mount Vernon man sentenced for throwing puppy into oncoming traffic

The incident happened last May when Thaddeus Jones was a passenger in a car driven by his friend.

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Jan 5, 2023, 8:37 PM

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Updated 1,030 days ago

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A Mount Vernon man has been sentenced to 14 months in the county jail for killing a 12-week-old pit bull puppy.

Thaddeus Jones, 34, pleaded guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals, according to the Westchester District Attorney's Office.

The incident happened last May when Jones was a passenger in a car driven by his friend.

He grabbed the friend's puppy and threw it onto oncoming traffic on Yonkers Avenue, where it was struck and killed by a car.

Jones was arrested a short time later.