By Sandra K. Reabuck
EBENSBURG — A Johnstown man who admitted he failed to get medical help for his badly burned dog was put on probation today for two years and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.
Judge Timothy Creany said that he hoped Erik George Licht would be able to perform the community service with an agency that aids animals.
Licht, 37,of the 1200 block of Franklin Street, had pleaded guilty in December to cruelty to animals in the Christmas Eve 2008 incident. The dog, named Barney, had come into contact with a candle in the house, and Licht tried to put out the fire when he threw a drink containing alcohol on the dog.
Defense Attorney Robert Davis Gleasons aid that Licht, who is on Social Security disability for mental problems, regrets the incident.
