WACO (July 07, 2009)-The sentencing phase of local FBI Agent Lovett Leslie Ledger, Jr., who pleaded no contest last April to animal cruelty charges, has been postponed to Wednesday morning.

Ledger, who was convicted for the shooting death of a 3- to-4 pound Chihuahua in February 2008, was expected to appear before Judge Matt Johnson’s 54th District State Court Tuesday morning but the hearing was rescheduled for Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.

The offense is a state jail felony, but prosecutors are recommending two years probation.

Ledger is seeking deferred adjudication probation, which means if he successfully completes the term of probation, the conviction will be expunged from his record.

Animal rights advocates Tuesday are on the McLennan County Courthouse steps distributing pink ribbons in honor of “Sassy,” the Chihuahua in question.

Ledger was indicted in July 2008 in the death of the dog.

According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Ledger told a witness that he shot the animal with a pump bb/pellet gun and said he, "must have pumped the gun up too much."

The dog was walking on Estes Road in front of its home when it was shot once.

It ran into the yard of one of Ledger's neighbors, where it died.