BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) - A Northeast Ohio man who was caught on video abusing his dog was sentenced to prison on Tuesday.

Devonta Staten was sentenced to six months in prison for the attack, which was captured on a security camera this past spring.

As the FOX 8 I-Team previously reported, it happened on May 7 at an apartment complex in Bedford Heights.

In the video, Staten is seen throwing his 2-year-old pit bull mix, India, down to the floor of a stairwell. Seconds later, he is seen dragging the dog and throwing her against a wall.

“The video is really difficult to watch,” Bedford Heights Police Chief Michael Marotta told the I-Team. “No animal should ever be treated like this. Very disturbing.”

Staten initially entered a not guilty plea before changing to guilty in August.

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