Man Accused of Shooting Stepdaughter’s 1-Year-Old French Bulldog in the Face: 'She Was Like Our Child'
The New Jersey case has drawn public outrage and protests as it heads toward trial.

The protesters gathered after the man, Jeffrey Lentz, reportedly rejected a plea deal offered by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office that would have seen him serve five years in prison in exchange for pleading guilty to charges for weapons possession and animal cruelty, according to News 12 New Jersey and Jersey Online.