Published: July 08, 2009 11:53 am      

Texas FBI agent gets probation for killing dog

WACO, Texas (AP) — An FBI agent has been sentenced to two years' probation and 300 hours of community service for killing a neighbor's Chihuahua last year.

On Wednesday, a state district judge in Waco placed Lovett Leslie Ledger Jr. on deferred adjudication probation. That means no conviction will appear on his record if he successfully completes probation.

The sentence comes about three months after Ledger pleaded no contest to animal cruelty charges, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported.

Last year Ledger shot his neighbor's 3-pound dog with a pellet gun as it walked near his house.

FBI spokesman Erik Vasys (VA'-sihs) said Wednesday that the agency will determine whether Ledger faces any sanctions, ranging from suspension to dismissal, after an internal inquiry is completed.