JSO found a vehicle submerged in Julington Creek. A man was arrested after a dead dog was found inside – News4JAX

JSO found a vehicle submerged in Julington Creek. A man was arrested after a dead dog was found inside  News4JAX

A Jacksonville man is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after a dog was found dead inside his car, which had been submerged in Julington Creek at a popular public boat launch earlier this month. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after a dog was found dead inside his car, which had been submerged in Julington Creek at a popular public boat launch earlier this month. Someone visiting Hood Landing Public Kayak Launch on Oct. 10 spotted what appeared to be a car trunk just beneath the water’s surface at the end of the boat ramp and called it in to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the arrest report said.

Flooding on the road leading to the launch made it difficult for officers to get close, so they sent up a drone to take a look. What the drone found was troubling — oil or gasoline was rising to the surface of the water right where the caller said the car was located. JSO’s dive team was called to the scene and confirmed a vehicle was submerged in the waterway. After making sure no one was trapped inside, divers worked with a towing crew to pull the car out, the report said. Getting the car out wasn’t easy. To secure it for towing, the crew