Jury convicts dog-shooter of animal cruelty

West Vincent Township man not justified in killing family’s pets  By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Gabriel Pilotti, 73, of Chester Springs, was convicted of two counts of animal cruelty on Wednesday for shooting two of his neighbors’ dogs. A West Vincent Township man never denied shooting two of his neighbors’ dogs that strayed onto his property on Feb. 12; at issue...

D.A. announces charges in dog killings

72-year-old Chester Springs man will be prosecuted By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Gabriel Pilotti faces criminal charges after allegedly killing his neighbors’ two dogs. A 72-year-old Chester Springs man faces criminal prosecution for fatally shooting his neighbor’s two Bernese Mountain dogs, the District Attorney said Friday. District Attorney Tom Hogan said Gabriel Pilotti...