March 2, 2012
MILTON — A 51-year-old man was arrested Feb. 28 after he
allegedly shot and killed a part-time Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission officer’s dog.
Marshall Fuqua and
two volunteers were in the wooded area of Blackwater Wildlife
Management Area on Feb. 4 using his Jack Russell terrier to hunt
down a wounded deer.
During the hunt, the dog got ahead of
Fuqua and while looking for him the officer heard two gun shots
coming from a nearby road.
Once he got to the road, Fuqua
said he saw evidence his dog had been shot.
Harold McMillion of
Crestview had been hunting in the area and told the officer he had
shot twice at a deer.
Further up the roadway, the dog was
found dead with two gun shot wounds. The dog was less than 2 feet
long and had white fur.
McMillion was charged with animal
cruelty and criminal mischief. He was booked in the Santa Rosa
County Jail.
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