OMAHA -- A man accused of throwing his dog out a window on the ninth floor of an apartment building has been sentenced to prison.

Metrelle Dailey, 28, was sentenced to 20 months to five years in Douglas County District Court on Tuesday. He pleaded no contest to animal cruelty.

Dailey was accused of tossing his rat terrier, Domino, out the window in October. The dog died. Police said Dailey threw the dog during a fight with his girlfriend.

Dailey adopted Domino from the Nebraska Humane Society. The organization said it planned no changes to its adoption policies.

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