By C1 Staff
PHOENIX, Ariz. — An Arizona Department of Corrections officer will not face persecution after leaving his K-9 in a hot car for seven hours.
According to KTAR, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office will not press charges against Officer Jesse Dorantes, whose K-9 died after being left unattended in the hot vehicle.
Dorantes said he forgot the dog was in the SUV, after leaving work earlier that day in his personal car to care for his sick child.
An investigation found that Dorantes eventually remembered that he left Ike in the SUV and called his boss to check on the dog. Ike was found dead in the vehicle, in which temperatures had reached 98 degrees.
The report said Dorantes took full responsibility for his actions and has showed remorse because of the death.