Probation, community service ordered for ex-deputy in K-9's hot car death

SALT LAKE CITY — A former Cache County sheriff's deputy was sentenced to probation and community service Monday after his police K-9 died in hot car over the summer.
Jason Whittier, 36, was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service and serve one year on probation for aggravated cruelty of an animal, a class B misdemeanor. A 180-day jail sentence was suspended, but could be imposed if Whittier fails to comply with the terms of his probation.
At least 50 hours of Whittier's communit