- Memphis Lor was sentenced to 120 days in jail for throwing six puppies from a car at freeway speeds.
- The Ogden man pleaded guilty to four counts of torturing a companion animal.
- Lor was also ordered to pay fines and restitution and cannot have a companion animal during a probationary period.
FRUIT HEIGHTS — An Ogden man was sentenced Monday to four months in jail for throwing six puppies out of a moving vehicle.
Memphis Shuihan Lor, 25, pleaded guilty to four counts of torture of a companion animal, a third-degree felony. In exchange, three identical counts and a charge of obstruction of justice, a class A misdemeanor, were dismissed as part of a plea deal.
In addition to the 120-day jail sentence, Lor was ordered to pay a $750 fine and $5,329 in restitution, and to serve a probationary period during which he is prohibited from having a companion or service animal in his home.
Lor was arrested in October after police say he threw the 3-week-old puppies out of his car window as he traveled on U.S. 89 at 65 mph between Fruit Heights and Layton.
Two of the puppies died, one was severely injured, and three of them were rescued, according to Animal Care of Davis County. Investigators say Lor left his dog, the mother of the puppies, on the side of the road near the Bountiful Pond.
"Mama Otter was being forced to choose between her own life and the lives of each and every one of her puppies because the defendant rejected the most basic necessities: food and water. She was dehydrated, malnourished ... and she was severely emaciated," Michelle Hicks, director at Animal Care of Davis County, said in a victim impact statement at the sentencing.
She said Monday's sentencing sends a clear message that animal torture comes with serious consequences and will not be tolerated.
"Instead of safely surrendering or rehoming the mother and her puppies, the defendant chose a deliberate and violent course of action that endangered the animals and the public, ultimately resulting in the deaths of two puppies," Hicks said in a statement.
The four puppies and their mother have since received necessary medical care and are in new homes, she said. "The surviving animals are thriving because our incredible community intervened where the defendant failed."
