YOUNGSTOWN - A Youngstown woman who pleaded guilty to animal cruelty has been sentenced to spend six months in jail.

That was the sentence handed down Wednesday to 24-year-old Rayne Lynn Dunmire.

Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Scott Krichbaum also placed Dunmire on probation for 5 years

In late July, Dunmire was charged after a dead dog was found inside a home in the 200 block of E. Boston Avenue on Youngstown's south side.

Animal Charity agents said the dog and a reptile were left unattended while Dunmire was out of state for several weeks. The reptile was still alive.

The maximum penalty for animal cruelty in Ohio is one year in prison and a $2,500 fine.