New owner found out about stolen dog from news report

A 22-year-old Dayton woman has been sentenced to 50 days in jail for stealing a guide dog from a blind person's backyard and selling the animal on Craigslist.The Montgomery County prosecutor's office says Bonnie Ritchie was sentenced Thursday and given credit for time she's already served behind bars since her arrest. She'll also serve probation.Ritchie was charged with theft from a disabled person after police said she stole a Rottweiler named Diamond from a backyard Feb. 17, then sold it through the online classified ad website.Less than a week later, the buyer recognized the dog from a news story about the theft and reported Ritchie to police.Prosecutors had asked for a year in jail. Ritchie pleaded guilty last month.

A 22-year-old Dayton woman has been sentenced to 50 days in jail for stealing a guide dog from a blind person's backyard and selling the animal on Craigslist.

The Montgomery County prosecutor's office says Bonnie Ritchie was sentenced Thursday and given credit for time she's already served behind bars since her arrest. She'll also serve probation.


Ritchie was charged with theft from a disabled person after police said she stole a Rottweiler named Diamond from a backyard Feb. 17, then sold it through the online classified ad website.

Less than a week later, the buyer recognized the dog from a news story about the theft and reported Ritchie to police.

Prosecutors had asked for a year in jail. Ritchie pleaded guilty last month.

