Putnam DA: NJ man pleads guilty to killing ex-girlfriend's pets in her Lake Peekskill home

The Putnam DA says Matthew Savinovich is now facing between three and seven years in state prison.

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Apr 28, 2022, 9:27 PM

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Updated 952 days ago

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The Putnam County district attorney announced a man has pleaded guilty in the killing of his ex-girlfriend's pets.

The Putnam DA says Matthew Savinovich is now facing between three and seven years in state prison.

The New Jersey man pleaded guilty to killing two of his ex-girlfriend's Chihuahuas by slamming them against a wall in the ex-girlfriend's Lake Peekskill home.

He also admitted to crushing the same woman's ferret to death.

Savinovich will be sentenced on July 5.

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