The 42-year-old man seen leading and yanking his 6-year-old stepson by a dog collar, punching and kicking the child repeatedly on surveillance video, will avoid prison time in Miami-Dade County.

A Fort Myers man was sentenced to just over eight months in jail for animal cruelty. Jalane Williams pleaded guilty after police found his dog with a collar embedded in its neck. The dog, a Mastiff ...