40-Year-Old Man Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Killing And Dismembering Bulldog

October 20, 2025

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that a 40-year-old man was sentenced yesterday to one year incarceration at the Westchester County Jail for killing and dismembering an English bulldog named Bruno. Benjamin Tyler pleaded guilty to Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, an unclassified felony, on June 2. He was sentenced by Supreme Court Justice James A. McCarty.

On or about Dec. 6, 2024, Tyler strangled Bruno, a pure-bred English bulldog, to death at the New Rochelle residence of Bruno’s guardian, a longtime acquaintance of the defendant with whom he had been staying. Tyler proceeded to dismember Bruno and strewed various pieces of his carcass around New Rochelle.

DA Cacace said: “The defendant will have a year in jail to think about his despicable actions. Cruelty to animals is unacceptable. Our office will continue to aggressively prosecute those who violate these kinds of laws.”

The investigation was conducted by the New Rochelle Police Department with the assistance of SPCA of Westchester.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney and Animal Cruelty Coordinator Mary Ann Liebowitz.

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