Fayette County District Court Judge John L. Tackett found a Cynthiana man guilty of violating RCO40-2, a local animal care and treatment code, for an incident that occurred in October 2025.
A citation filed on Oct. 27, 2025 states that 54-year-old Jamie Ellington was traveling on New Circle Road in Lexington with his dog in his truck bed. The citation details that it was a rainy day in Kentucky and Ellington was driving at a fast pace.
“[The] dog was seen… running around the back, even on top of the vehicle,” the citation states…