After his dog, renamed Trooper, was found tied and abandoned as residents fled Hurricane Milton, Giovanny Aldama Garcia has been charged with animal cruelty. In a distressing incident of animal neglect, a 23-year-old man from Ruskin, Florida, has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty after he allegedly abandoned his dog in floodwaters while residents evacuated ahead of Hurricane Milton. This incident took place on October 9 when the dog, originally named Jumbo, was discovered tied to a fence post in water that reached up to his chest along Interstate 75 in the Tampa area. The Florida Highway Patrol conducted the rescue, responding to a report from a passerby. Footage from the rescue, recorded on the troopers’ body cameras, has gone viral, accumulating over 12 million views and igniting outrage among animal advocates.