Ivins Rosier gets 23 years for fatally shooting police dog
Drake had to be euthanized 5 days after shooting.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida teen has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for fatally shooting a police dog during a burglary.
A Palm Beach County judge on Friday sentenced 17-year-old Ivins Rosier , who was tried as an adult. He was convicted in May of animal cruelty, armed burglary and shooting into an occupied building. He previously declined a plea deal that would have sent him to prison for 20 years.
Authorities say Rosier was one of three teens who broke into the home of Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Robert Boody in November 2012. During the break-in, a 5-year-old German Shepherd who lived at the home was shot several times. The retired K-9 named Drake had to be euthanized five days later.
The Palm Beach Post reports that one of Rosier’s co-defendants is still awaiting trial.
