Ruskin, FL – Giovanny Aldama Garcia of Ruskin, has had charges dropped in connection with allegedly abandoning his dog, Trooper, during Hurricane Milton.
Prosecutors filed a nolle prosequi, ending the criminal case due to insufficient evidence to prove aggravated animal cruelty.
Garcia was initially charged with a third-degree felony after the dog was found tied to a fence along Interstate 75 in rising floodwaters…