SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - A Sandy Springs man who admitted to stabbing his fiancée’s dog and threatening to kill her has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison.

What we know:

Joshua Paul Allen pleaded guilty this week to cruelty to animals in the first degree, terroristic threats, and tampering with evidence, according to Sandy Springs police.

During sentencing, the defense asked that Allen serve five years with two behind bars, but a Fulton County Superior Court judge rejected the request. Instead, Allen was ordered to serve 11 years with no chance for probation or parole.

The backstory:

Investigators said Allen killed the dog, a mixed-breed female canine named "Pretty," on Feb. 11, 2025, then tried to cover it up by bleaching the crime scene and attempting to dispose of the a

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