NEWTON – A Kellogg man who was arrested in July for animal abuse was sentenced to prison time this week.

On July 6th, deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office went to the residence of 32-year-old Kerry Quick and 28-year-old Justice Goodwin in Kellogg after a witness reported someone actively abusing a dog and hearing a gun shot. 

At the residence, deputies located the injured dog and executed a search warrant, at which point they discovered a firearm, drugs, and drug paraphernalia. The dog was taken by Jasper County Animal Control to an area veterinarian, where it was later pronounced deceased, with x-rays showing that it had been shot in the head.

Both Quick and Goodwin were later charged for their roles in the incident. Quick pleaded guilty to a class D felony charge of control of a firearm as a felon, as well as animal abuse, which is an aggravated misdemeanor; as part of his plea deal, charges of possession of a controlled substance (3rd offense) and reckless use of a firearm with property damage were dismissed.

This week, Quick was sentenced to serve simultaneous five- and two-year prison terms. He’s also been ordered to pay $1,880 worth of fines.

Goodwin is still facing a class D felony charge of possession of a controlled substance (3rd offense) and a simple misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. She has a pre-trial conference scheduled for Monday.