Charges dropped in case of dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton

Criminal charges against a Florida man who was accused of abandoning his dog during Hurricane Milton have been dropped, documents show. In 2024, Florida Highway Patrol troopers rescued a dog that was found tied up along the highway as Floridians rushed to get out of the path of Hurricane Milton.A video showed the dog standing in the rain, in a pool of water.Officials arrested 23-year-old Giovanny Aldama Garcia on a charge of aggravated animal cruelty. That is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.After this incident, a new state law, “Troopers Law,” went into effect.The new law makes it a “third-degree felony to restrain and abandon a dog outdoors during a declared natural disaster or at any time in which a mandatory or voluntary evacuation order is in effect,” according to the governor’s office.Doing so is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.However, new documents indicate the state entered a nolle prosequi, thereby ending the prosecution.

Criminal charges against a Florida man who was accused of abandoning his dog during Hurricane Milton have been dropped, documents show.

In 2024, Florida Highway Patrol troopers rescued a dog that was found tied up along the highway as Floridians rushed to get out of the path of Hurricane Milton.

A video showed the dog standing in the rain, in a pool of water.

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Officials arrested 23-year-old Giovanny Aldama Garcia on a charge of aggravated animal cruelty. That is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

After this incident, a new state law, “Troopers Law,” went into effect.

The new law makes it a “third-degree felony to restrain and abandon a dog outdoors during a declared natural disaster or at any time in which a mandatory or voluntary evacuation order is in effect,” according to the governor’s office.

Doing so is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

However, new documents indicate the state entered a nolle prosequi, thereby ending the prosecution.