A Texas couple whose pit bulls viciously mauled an elderly veteran to death will each spend nearly a decade behind bars for the unprovoked attack. Ramon Najera, 81, died when he was attacked by two dogs that had escaped their yard and charged at him and his 74-year-old wife, Juanita, in San Antonio.

State District Judge Velia Meza sentenced Christian Alexander Moreno to 18 years and fined him $5,000. The judge sentenced Abilene Schnieder to 15 years in prison and imposed the same fine.

A Texas couple was sentenced to more than a decade in prison each Friday after their pit bulls got loose and killed an 81-year-old man last year, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said.

Christian Moreno and Abilene Schnieder, both 32, were sentenced to years in prison after the deadly dog attack that killed Ramon Najera in San Antonio.

Texas couple sentenced to prison after their pitbull killed elderly veteran Ramon Najera. Dog owner faces 18 years behind bars.