Crime & Public Safety
Cobb man to serve 4 years for abusing dog
Calib Dansel Lanier (Credit: Cobb County Sheriff’s Office)
A Cobb County man will serve four years in prison on charges that he set a doghouse on fire, causing serious burns to the pit bull inside, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Calib Dansel Lanier of Smyrna drew a 10-year sentence Thursday in Cobb County Superior Court on felony animal cruelty charges, the station reported. The rest of the sentence will be served on probation.
In May 2015, Lanier was arrested at his home days after the incident, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported.
The dog, which did not belong to Lanier, was taken to Cobb Emergency Veterinary Clinic for burns covering 60 percent of her body. The dog was later adopted by a doctor at the center.
