Animal Cruelty has landed Michael Ciarla, 30, of Pleasantville, NJ, is prison for two consecutive terms for aggravated assault and cruelty to animals.In August of 2023, Ciarla pled guilty to fourth-degree aggravated assault by pointing a firearm and third-degree cruelty to animals via torture resulting in the death of the animal.Judge Bernard E. DeLury, Jr. P.J.Cr. sentenced Ciarla to one year in State Prison without parole for aggravated assault and to a consecutive term of three years in State Prison for animal cruelty via torture.