1011 Now CrimeST. PAUL, Neb. (KSNB) - A St. Paul man convicted of drowning his dog is going to jail.
Court records show 28-year-old Joshua Balcom was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail and two years probation for misdemeanor animal neglect.
Court records indicate Balcom zip-tied a black lab’s legs together and then threw the dog into an irrigation ditch near Cushing. The dog was found drowned to death July 16, 2024, about a mile downstream.
An affidavit says that Balcom and his girlfriend got the dog July 7. The girlfriend, Sadie Miller , 29, told a sheriff’s deputy that the dog killed some chickens, so she and Balcom killed the dog.
Balcom was originally charged with felony animal cruelty resulting in death. Prosecutors reduced the charge to misdemeanor animal neglect. Balcom pled guilty in