Former Florida Cop Charged with Killing His Ex-Girlfriend’s 3-Year-Old Maltese Poodle Using Rat Poison

Edwin Campuzano was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after turning himself in to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 16

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  • Former Florida police officer Edwin Campuzano was arrested and charged with aggravated cruelty to animals on Friday, Jan. 16
  • A report in Dec. 2025 accused Campuzano of fatally poisoning his ex-girlfriend’s dog while she was on vacation in May
  • “He was well-liked, a completely sweet boyfriend to me. We hardly argued. There were no signs other than that he didn’t like Milo,” owner Paula Fernandez of Campuzano

A former Florida police officer is facing charges after being accused of killing his ex-girlfriend’s dog.

On Friday, Jan. 16, Edwin Campuzano turned himself in to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in Florida. An arrest warrant had been obtained in response to a report made about him in Dec. 2025, the HCSO said in a news release.

Campuzano, 22, allegedly poisoned Paula Fernandez’s three-year-old Maltese Poodle, Milo, while she was on vacation…

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