Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Former deputy charged with stealing Chihuahua
PALATKA, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a former Putnam County Sheriff's deputy stole a teacup Chihuahua named Princess from a San Mateo pet store.
The pet shop owner told deputies that 39-year-old John Lee May had been wearing a heavy jacket in the store on Saturday and that another customer's son saw May put the dog into his pocket. He was arrested Monday and charged with grand theft. He was later released on $1,004 bail.
A spokesman for the sheriff's office says May had already been fired last week following an investigation into a domestic violence complaint involving his former girlfriend.
Before resigning, May had been a K-9 officer in the school resource unit.
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