Teen Sentenced For Killing Dog With Hammer

A 15-year-old boy who broke into a Kentwood home and killed a family's dog with a hammer has been sentenced to spend up to 20 years in prison.

Jonathan Castelan was sentenced Wednesday in Kent County Circuit Court. He got three to 20 years on a home invasion charge. He pleaded guilty in July.

The Grand Rapids Press reports Castelan used a hammer to fatally bludgeon an 8-pound dachshund named Pinto in May.

In court, Castelan told Abel and Denise Soto's family he hoped they could find it in their hearts ``to forgive me for the awful thing I've done.''

Abel Soto tells WOOD-TV he believes the sentence was too light.

WZZM-TV says court records show Castelan hit Pinto in the head with a hammer after it bit him.

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