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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced the man who tied up a dog to a pole just hours before Hurricane Milton was set to hit Florida has been identified and arrested.
The Office of the State Attorney further reported that Giovanny Aldama Garcia has been identified as the man who tied the dog to the pole and has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty.
Giovanny Aldama Garcia faces a maximum of five years in prison.
Watch DeSantis’ announcement below:
UPDATE: Florida Gov. DeSantis says the scumbag who left dog chained to fence ahead of hurricane Milton has been identified and will face charges
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 15, 2024
Per KPLC:
A Florida man who abandoned a dog and tied him to a pole during Hurricane Milton has been charged, according to authorities.
According to the Office of the State Attorney, Giovanny Aldama Garcia was charged with aggravated animal cruelty. He faces up to 5 years in prison, WJHG reported.
Garcia allegedly admitted to leaving his dog, formerly named Jumbo, on Interstate 75 while evacuating during Hurricane Milton.
He told authorities that he was driving to Georgia to escape the hurricane and left his dog because he could not find someone to pick him up.
Shortly after, Highway Patrol Trooper Orlando Morales received a tip from a driver about an animal on the side of the road.
That’s when Morales found the dog while the rising water and Hurricane Milton were impending.
Police have arrested the man who left his dog tied to a pole on the highway during Hurricane Milton.
He is being charged with aggravated animal cruelty pic.twitter.com/8ISepWrY3K
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) October 15, 2024
Police arrested the man who left his dog tied to a pole along the highway during Hurricane Milton.
Giovanny Aldama Garcia will be charged with aggravated animal cruelty.
Investigators say he abandoned his dog "Jumbo" because he “couldn’t find anyone to pick the dog up.” https://t.co/bamSWp4Gai pic.twitter.com/4VaYGRkMze— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) October 15, 2024
Per WFLA:
The owner of Trooper, who was found tied to a pole during Hurricane Milton, will be charged with aggravated animal cruelty charges, according to State Attorney Susan Lopez.
While speaking at a news conference at the Falkenburg Road Jail Assembly Room, Lopez and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said crimes committed before and after Hurricane Milton will not be tolerated.
Giovanny Aldama Garcia will be charged with aggravated animal cruelty, which is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison. According to the State Attorney’s Office, Garcia told police he abandoned his dog “Jumbo” while on his way to Georgia because he “couldn’t find anyone to pick the dog up.”
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