- Florida, USA -
On June 13, deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, responded to the RaceTrac on North Cleveland Avenue in North Fort Myers after receiving a report about a dog limping on a busy road.
Upon arrival, deputies found a dog named Paco with his legs bound together with tape and his muzzle taped shut.
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said during a press conference that with the assistance of a bystander deputies were able to secure Paco.
Investigators went door to door to gather information and evidence related to this investigation. They conducted interviews with all the people and businesses in the area.
The sheriff’s office said that through extensive investigating, the Animal Cruelty Task Force, North District Criminal Investigations Division, and Lee County Domestic Animal Services were able to identify 25-years-old EMERITO ROLON MARQUEZ JR. (pictured) as Paco’s guardian.
MARQUEZ was arrested on June 14, on his birthday, and booked in the Marceno Motel (Lee County Jail), on one count of felony animal cruelty.
Paco is currently at Domestic Animal Services where he is being evaluated and the good news is that he is expected to make a full recovery!
The sheriff’s office legal team has already started the process to remove Paco from MARQUEZ’s “possession”, said Sheriff Marceno.
At one point during the press conference Sheriff Marceno took a roll of duct tape and as he was holding it up, he said: “If I could, I’d duct tape his mouth shut and let the son of a bitch run through traffic with his legs bound.”
MARQUEZ is expected to be arraigned in Lee County Circuit Court on July 18, 2022, at 8:30 a.m.
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