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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Florida man arrested for shooting neighbor's cow
A Florida man was arrested last week for fatally shooting his neighbor's cow after previously expressing anger over livestock jumping his fence, according to authorities. Hung Trinh, 54, of North Fort Myers, Florida, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty and grand theft of a commercial farm animal, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said in a May 14 Facebook post. Trinh shot the 2-year-old cow on the neighbor's property five times to its chest, gut and rear leg, authorities said. A veterinarian later determined that the cow needed to be euthanized, according to the sheriff's office. 'There will be accountability for taking your frustrations out on innocent animals, in this case, multiple felonies and jail time," Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a statement. "We know how much these animals mean to our farming community, and we will not tolerate these actions. I am proud of my Agriculture Unit for their immediate response and ability to make an arrest in this case." The calf's owner said that Trinh had previously expressed anger over his livestock jumping the fence and threatened to shoot the animals, according to the sheriff's office. The sheriff's office added that its detectives executed a search warrant and located the .22 caliber gun in a shed on Trinh's property. The Facebook post also included a video of authorities approaching the wounded calf before it succumbed to the injuries. The footage also showed Trinh's arrest. Trinh could not be reached for comment. According to a database for the Lee County Sheriff's office, he is currently in custody, and his bond was set for $100,000. He is set to appear in court on June 16. This article was originally published on
NBC News
20-05-2025
- NBC News
Florida man arrested for shooting neighbor's cow
A Florida man was arrested last week for fatally shooting his neighbor's cow after previously expressing anger over livestock jumping his fence, according to authorities. Hung Trinh, 54, of North Fort Myers, Florida, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty and grand theft of a commercial farm animal, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said in a May 14 Facebook post. Trinh shot the 2-year-old cow on the neighbor's property five times to its chest, gut and rear leg, authorities said. A veterinarian later determined that the cow needed to be euthanized, according to the sheriff's office. 'There will be accountability for taking your frustrations out on innocent animals, in this case, multiple felonies and jail time," Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a statement. "We know how much these animals mean to our farming community, and we will not tolerate these actions. I am proud of my Agriculture Unit for their immediate response and ability to make an arrest in this case." The calf's owner said that Trinh had previously expressed anger over his livestock jumping the fence and threatened to shoot the animals, according to the sheriff's office. The sheriff's office added that its detectives executed a search warrant and located the .22 caliber gun in a shed on Trinh's property. The Facebook post also included a video of authorities approaching the wounded calf before it succumbed to the injuries. The footage also showed Trinh's arrest. Trinh could not be reached for comment. According to a database for the Lee County Sheriff's office, he is currently in custody, and his bond was set for $100,000. He is set to appear in court on June 16.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Florida man arrested for shooting neighbor's pregnant cow after it wandered onto his property
A Florida man was arrested for allegedly shooting his neighbor's pregnant cow several times after it wandered onto his property, making good on his threat to shoot any animals that entered, according to deputies. Hung Trinh, 54, was charged with animal cruelty and grand theft of a commercial farm animal after he allegedly shot the two-year-old cow five times in its gut, chest and rear leg, the Lee County Sheriff's Office wrote on social media. Deputies were called to a North Fort Myers home on May 13 and found the animal alive but struggling to stand or walk. The neighbor had reported to the sheriff's office that he had discovered the calf on his neighbor's property with five gunshot wounds. Florida Man, 89, And His Dog Mauled To Death By Black Bear In State's First Fatal Attack A veterinarian determined the calf needed to be euthanized due to its injuries. The neighbor raises livestock, including the calf that was shot, for commercial purposes. Read On The Fox News App Trinh had been upset about past instances of livestock getting over the fence into his yard and had threatened to shoot any animals that entered his property, his neighbor told the deputies. Beloved Pet Makes Daring Escape From Animal Hospital After Surgery And Travels 3 Miles To Get Home Detectives executed a search warrant and found a .22 caliber gun in a shed on Trinh's property. "There will be accountability for taking your frustrations out on innocent animals, in this case multiple felonies and jail time," Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a statement. "We know how much these animals mean to our farming community, and we will not tolerate these actions. I am proud of my Agriculture Unit for their immediate response and ability to make an arrest in this case," the sheriff continued. Trinh was booked on a $100,000 bond. His arraignment is scheduled for June article source: Florida man arrested for shooting neighbor's pregnant cow after it wandered onto his property
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Florida man shoots neighbor's cow 5 times after it wandered onto his property
A man in Florida has been arrested for shooting his neighbor's cow five times after it wandered onto his property, police said. The incident happened in North Fort Myers in Florida on May 13 when members of the Lee County Sheriff's Office Agriculture Unit responded to a call from a ranch of Sharon Drive regarding reports of animal cruelty, according to a statement from the Lee County Sheriff's Office. MORE: Torture charges filed against 3 family members accused of abusing 6 children 'Deputies were informed that a victim located his 2-year-old calf on the neighbor's property with five gunshot wounds to the guts, chest, and rear leg,' police said. 'Due to the calf's injuries, a veterinarian determined the calf needed to be euthanized.' The cow's owner stated the neighbor, 54-year-old Hung Trinh, had been 'angry in the past about livestock jumping the fence and threatened to shoot the animals,' according to authorities. MORE: Baby spider monkey and 2 rattlesnakes discovered during California meth bust MORE: Over a ton of cocaine worth nearly half a billion dollars seized off Australian coast Detectives from the First Precinct ended up obtaining a search warrant and were able to locate the .22 caliber gun allegedly used in the shooting in a shed on Trinh's property. "There will be accountability for taking your frustrations out on innocent animals, in this case multiple felonies and jail time," said Sheriff Carmine Marceno. "We know how much these animals mean to our farming community, and we will not tolerate these actions. I am proud of my Agriculture Unit for their immediate response and ability to make an arrest in this case." MORE: 3 climbers dead after falling off mountain while rappelling Trinh was charged with animal cruelty and grand theft of a commercial farm animal. The investigation into the incident is currently ongoing. Florida man shoots neighbor's cow 5 times after it wandered onto his property originally appeared on
