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UPDATE: Mesquite man found guilty of beating his pit bull with shovel, drowning it in backyard pool

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Robert Prichard

Updated at 5:36 p.m.:

Jurors found Robert Prichard guilty of animal cruelty with a deadly weapon shortly after deliberations began.

Prichard, 60, faces up to 10 years in prison, a prosecutor said. The punishment phase of his trial begins Thursday.

Updated at 1:30 p.m.:

Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a Mesquite man accused of beating and drowning his dog with jurors viewing a surveillance video from the man’s house showing the deadly attack.

Prosecutors say Robert Prichard, 60, savagely beat his pit bull Candy with a shovel and then threw her into his backyard swimming pool in August 2013. He told police he struck the dog in self-defense.

A neighbor who called police after the attack testified this morning, saying she looked out her bathroom window after the attack and saw Prichard standing over the yelping dog.

“You’re dead, dog!” he yelled, according to the woman. “You’re dead!”

If convicted, Prichard could receive up to 10 years in prison, according to the Dallas County district attorney’s office.

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