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Detroit Dog Owner Gets Probation In Brutal Mauling Of Man

DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A Detroit dog owner has been sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty in the brutal mauling of a man who was attacked while feeding a pack of pit bulls.

Derick Felton, 62, pleaded guilty earlier this month to harboring dangerous animals that caused injuries -- a charge that typically carries a maximum sentence of four-years in jail. He was sentenced Friday as part of a plea agreement.

Steve Constantine lost most of his left arm, his left leg below the knee and his left ear last fall.

Steve Constantine
Steve Constantine

The 51-year-old was trying to feed Felton's dogs at a home on Pennsylvania Street in when he was attacked. Police killed one dog at the scene. Eleven other pit bulls or pit bull mixes were captured and euthanized.

In May, a judge awarded $100 million to Constantine in a civil lawsuit, but he's not expected to collect that amount.

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