According to the Lynchburg Police Department, Animal Control responded to a report of a dead dog in the backyard of a home on the 1500 block of Bedford Avenue on September 27. Upon arrival, officers found the dead dog and got a search warrant to thoroughly investigate the home.

The owner of Trooper, the dog found tied to a pole shortly before Hurricane Milton made landfall, will be charged with aggravated animal cruelty charges, according to Florida’s state attorney. While speaking at a news conference at the Falkenburg Road Jail Assembly Room,