Criminal charges dropped against Florida man who abandoned dog before Hurricane Milton’s landfall

Case Dropped Against Florida Man Who Left Dog 'Trooper' To Die During Hurricane Evacuation

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office has controversially dropped the felony aggravated animal cruelty case against Giovanny Aldama Garcia, the man accused of abandoning his bull terrier, renamed “Trooper,” tied to a fence along Interstate 75 amid an evacuation ahead of Hurricane Milton in 2024. The case, which drew national outrage and […] Case Dropped Against Florida Man Who Left Dog ‘Trooper’ To Die During Hurri…

Criminal charges dropped against Florida man who abandoned dog before Hurricane Milton's landfall

Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Florida man accused of abandoning his dog during Hurricane Milton. The case led to new legislation signed by Florida Gov.

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Charges dropped against Florida man who abandoned dog before Hurricane Milton

Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Florida man accused of abandoning his dog during Hurricane Milton. The case led to new legislation signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, increasing penalties for abandoning pets in natural disasters. On Wednesday, Tampa-area prosecutors filed a notice to drop the felony aggravated animal cruelty charge against the 24-year-old man. The dog, a bull terrier later named Trooper, was found in floodwaters by a…

Prosecutor defends dropping case against man accused of abandoning dog ahead of hurricane

A Florida prosecutor has dropped the case against a man accused of tying his dog to a highway fence ahead of an approaching hurricane.

Hillsborough prosecutor drops charge for man accused of leaving dog before Milton

The dog was found as Hurricane Milton approached Florida last year.