A man accused of torturing and dismembering seven dogs was sentenced to prison on Thursday.

A lawyer for a 25-year-old Reno man who pleaded no contest to torturing or dismembering seven dogs says the former psychology major should be ordered to receive treatment for his chronic depression and long history of drug abuse.

A Reno man accused of killing and dismembering several dogs in his Reno motel room last summer faces up to 20 years in prison when he's sentenced in October.

A defense lawyer says a 24-year-old Reno man accused of killing and dismembering several dogs will go forward with a preliminary hearing if a plea deal can't be worked out with Washoe County prosecutors.

A 24-year-old man accused of killing and dismembering five dogs at a Reno motel is headed back to court on animal torture and drug charges that could send him to prison for more than 20 years.