Florida man caught on viral video beating his dog gets 3-year prison sentence and is forbidden from owning any animals

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A Florida man was sentenced to three years in prison after he was caught on video repeatedly punching a dog in Fort Myers.

A bystander recorded 23-year-old Marcus Chiddister punching a 2-year-old pit bull named Sheeba in the backseat of a car parked at a gas station near the Fort Myers RaceTrac in March.

Deputies were investigating the video at the same gas station when Chiddister drove up in the same vehicle, a gold-colored Chrysler, shown in the video.

When they questioned him, he admitted that the 2-year-old pit bull had eaten his food — which made him angry. Later, he reportedly told police he was not punching the dog but was instead punching cockroaches in a pile of clothing in the backseat.