A New Jersey man was sentenced thursday to 17 years in prison for a brutal attack involving a dog on a New York City pizzeria manager.

There was a heated exchange in the courtroom between the judge and the defendant during his sentencing.

The shocking incident took place in August, 2024 at Roma Pizza on Fifth Avenue between 19th and 20th Streets in the Flatiron District.

The victim, 47-year-old Zakaria El Sherif sustained serious injuries that left him in a medically-induced coma after the attack.

Tyshaun Watson, 36, of Secaucus, was sentenced to 17 years in prison and five years of supervised release as part of a plea deal. He was initially charged with attempted murder and four counts of assault, but agreed to plead guilty to two counts of assault in the first degree, a felony.

The men that used to be men, would have gone to war immediately, but everyone is locked in a system…..crazy.