Georgia man saves dog from a hot car that could have put the pet in danger. However instead of being honored as a hero for what he did, it landed him behind bars. Michael Hammons was charged for criminal trespassing for saving the life of a small Pomeranian mix that had been locked inside a Ford Mustang.
Desert Storm veteran Hammons, the Georgia man saves dog heard that the pooch was in distress inside a hot car on Saturday. People around the area already reported the incident to the police, but when Hammons heard the witnesses, the veteran couldn't just wait any longer for the officers to arrive.
"I heard someone say there was a dog in distress in a hot car. I've got PTSD, and I've seen enough death and destruction," Hammons said. "And I didn't want anything else to happen if I could prevent it."
Without further ado, 11 Alive reported that Hammons shattered the Ford Mustang window with his wife's wheelchair leg. The Georgia man saves dog by freeing him from the intense heat inside the car.
"If it is 80 degrees outside, within 30 minutes, it will be 114 degrees inside a vehicle, even with the windows cracked," Witness Diane Byard stated agreeing to how the Georgia man saves dog.
However, although every witness was rejoicing to what Hammons just did, it was not the same when the owner of the Ford Mustang and the Pomeranian came.
According to INQUISTR, even the Georgia man saves dog from the hot car, she remained very angry and demanded that Hammons would pay for the damages.
The Oconee County Sheriff officers would not pressed charges against the Georgia man saves dog. However, the unidentified car and dog owner was persistent in asking the officers to charged Hammons with criminal trespassing.
In CBS News report, it says that a man is allowed to break a window of a car to save a distressed child, but not an animal.
The Oconee County Sheriff officers were left with no choice, but to arrest the Georgia man saves dog and charged him. The owner remained adamant that she was just out for five minutes. However, witnesses claimed that she stayed longer outside the car.
In the end, Hammons was arrested, and was charged and released on his own recognizance. If he was proven guilty of the offense, he could have been stayed in jail for up to a year and pay a fine of $1,000.
Oconee County Sheriff Chief Deputy Lee Weems stated to New York Daily News that they don't think any jury would convict the Georgia man saves dog.
While the issue of the Georgia man saves dog is still fresh, Animal Control Director Catlyn Vickers stated that anyone found guilty of animal cruelty for first time offense would serve number of community service hours and would pay a $250 fine.