RRNo verified official photo availableInitials shown as a neutral placeholder Source verifiedRichard R. Chinappi III
Powhatan, VA
- Conviction
- One felony count of torturing or maiming a dog or cat for fatally shooting his fiancée's dog.
- Conviction or sentencing date
- Plea February 2022; sentenced 2022-03-11
- Sentence
- Five years imprisonment with four years suspended, for one year to serve; separate false-report sentence was suspended.
- Case number
- Not stated
- Last source verification
- 2026-09-27
View CBS News / Associated Press, citing Powhatan County prosecutor and court source