Probation: Joshua Schlotmann Is Seen On Video Punching Dog

[Sugar Cookie]

Lehigh Acres man is facing charges of animal abuse.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office arrested Joshua Schlotmann after deputies say a video showed him abusing a dog.

Deputies say the video was captured on a Ring doorbell and shows Schlotmann pinning the dog to the ground and punching the dog several times.

The dog, "Thanos," was removed by Lee County Domestic Animal Services and remains in their care.

“Not here. Not now. Not ever,” Sheriff Carmine Marceno said. “I’ll keep throwing these abusers into jail until they get the message that I won’t stand for it!”

Deputies: Video shows Florida man punching dog

The sheriff's office said a video shows Joshua Schlotmann pinning the dog to the ground and hitting it with three closed-fisted blows.

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[Sejanus]

Thanos is a garbage name for a dog.
Proof he is an immature d-bag.

 

[Granmaw]

I like this sheriff.

 

[Babs]

Wonder what his reason was for punching the dog. No excuse is good enough.

Nice looking dog! Hope he finds a new happy loving home.

 

[Satanica]

Let's hope he never has children or a girlfriend with children!

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Jan. 15, 2020

A case that began in court Tuesday with mistrial ended Wednesday with the animal cruelty conviction of a Lehigh Acres man who punched a dog.

Joshua Ray Schlotmann was found guilty iand sentenced to 12 months of probation, is prohibited from possessing or living with animals, has to attend and complete an anger management course and perform 50 hours of community service.

The charges came after a doorbell security camera recorded Schlotmann punching a dog multiple times in September.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office was made aware of a video showing a man physically abusing a dog.

Lehigh Acres man found guilty of punching dog multiple times

Joshua Ray Schlotmann was sentenced to 12 months of probation and is prohibited from possessing or living with animals.

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Thanos, the dog, was removed by Lee County Domestic Animal Services and has since found a loving home.

Lehigh Acres man found guilty for repeatedly punching dog

Joshua Schlotmann, 28, who in a video captured by a homeowner’s Ring doorbell camera showed him abusing a dog, was found guilty of cruelty to animals by a jury of his peers at the 20th Circuit Court of Florida on Wednesday. “Not here. Not now. Not ever,” Lee County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff...

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