TAMPA, Fla. – Charges were dropped against a pet owner accused of leaving a dog tied to a fence along Interstate 75 in Florida before Hurricane Milton struck last year, according to court records.
Giovanny Aldama Garcia was arrested in October 2024 after Florida troopers found the dog, now known as “Trooper,” standing in nearly chest-deep water and tied to the fence near Tampa.
Garcia faced aggravated animal cruelty charges, but the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office later dropped them…