“If anyone abuses an animal in this county, we’re coming for them. You know, same scenario,” said neighbor Wardell Scott. You know? I mean, that just like leaving your child in a car. Neighbors, fellow dog owners, and the sheriff are unsettled by Oreo’s death. ![]() She explained that she couldn’t help the dog because she’s wheelchair-bound. The arrest report says his girlfriend’s mother, who lived in the home with Benitez and her daughter, called LCSO to say Oreo was in trouble. He now faces felony aggravated animal cruelty charges. The sheriff said 31-year-old Jonathan Benitez is the man responsible for Oreo’s death. Oreo was found dead with his teeth still biting the cage, trying to chew out,” Marceno said. “Oreo tried to chew his way out of a metal cage. So tight, Oreo could hardly move, turn around, or lie down. Marceno said his deputies found Oreo, a 7-month-old, 60-pound English bulldog mix, dead inside a small cage only four inches wider and longer than the pup. His cries for help were unanswered,” said Marceno. Oreo was left alone in a cage for six hours directly in the sun with no access to food or water. ![]() “Let me explain how horrible and heartbreaking conditions oreo was found in. ![]() On Tuesday at 11 a.m., Lee County deputies were called to a sad, disturbing scene-an animal cruelty case at a Lehigh Acres home on Brian Avenue North. “A gut-wrenching view of torture and a cruel death for a helpless animal.” The sheriff did not mince words during the news conference. According to Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, Lehigh Acres man Jonathan Benitez, 31, was arrested Tuesday morning.
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