A Missouri police officer has been charged in the death of his K-9 partner after forgetting the dog in a hot car on a 90-degree day this past June, authorities said
Savanah Police Lieutenant Daniel Zeigler was charged with one count of animal abuse on Friday in connection to the June 20 death of his K-9 partner Horus, a German Shepard who had been with the department for three years, according to court documents obtained by Fox 2 .
Zeigler and Horus completed their overnight shift just before 5 a.m. — but by 6 p.m. that day, Zeigler contacted Police Chief Dave Vincent to inform him Horus was dead, court documents said.
