Crime & Safety

Report: Dallas Man Charged With Leaving Puppy in Hot Car

The temperature inside the car was reportedly 149 degrees.

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A Dallas man was reportedly arrested in Acworth for leaving a puppy in a hot car for 45 minutes, the Marietta Daily-Journal reported.

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Kenneth Denninger, Jr., was charged with animal cruelty in the June 7 incident, during which Cobb County Animal Control reported the temperature had reached 149 degrees inside the car.

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Denninger also was charged with marijuana possession, the newspaper reported.

Photo: Kenneth Denninger; Cobb County Jail mug shot

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