The man accused of stealing a car with Lucky, a Westmoreland County veteran's beloved dog, inside has pleaded guilty.

Instead of discussing next steps during a scheduled pre-trial hearing on Monday, Kenneth Crider pleaded guilty to several charges, including robbery, theft, receiving stolen property and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and was sentenced to 14 months to 10 years.

Lucky's owner Willard Martz was in the courtroom on Monday.

"I was happy that he's going to pay a price for what he did, but by the same token, he never looked in my direction. Just seemed so detached," Martz said.

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Crider was charged with stealing Lucky, a 10-year-old Airedale-terrier mix, last September.

Police said Crider took the keys from Martz's pants pocket while he

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