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 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 and ascertained the animal alive but struggling to stand or walk The neighbor had stated to the sheriff's office that he had discovered the calf on his neighbor's property with five gunshot wounds FLORIDA MAN AND HIS DOG MAULED TO DEATH BY BLACK BEAR IN STATE'S FIRST FATAL ATTACKA 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 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 reported the deputies BELOVED PET MAKES DARING ESCAPE FROM ANIMAL HOSPITAL AFTER SURGERY AND TRAVELS MILES TO GET HOMEDetectives executed a search warrant and uncovered a caliber gun in a shed on Trinh's property There will be accountability for taking your frustrations out on innocent animals in this affair multiple felonies and jail time Sheriff Carmine Marceno declared in a declaration CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP We know how much these animals mean to our farming society 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 event the sheriff continued Trinh was booked on a bond His arraignment is scheduled for June