Salem, New Jersey – A sergeant with the Salem County Sheriff’s Office is facing criminal charges after two K9s died of heat stroke after being left in a parked vehicle for seven hours. On Wednesday, the Salem County Sheriff’s Office stated:
The Salem County Sheriff’s Office remains deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our K-9 partners, Rip and Boomer. These exceptional canines dedicated their lives to serving and protecting the residents of Salem County and were valued members of our law enforcement family.
The Office has been notified that following an investigation conducted by the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office, K-9 Sergeant Cody Henderson has been formally charged in connection with the deaths of his assigned canine partners K-9 Officer Boomer and K-9 Officer Rip.
An investigation revealed the dogs were left in Cody Henderson’s patrol vehicle between the hours of 8:30 a.m. until about 3:30 p.m. The windows of the vehicle were rolled up and the car was off. Because the vehicle was off, the installed emergency alert system was not functioning.
According to prosecutors, there were indoor kennels available at the courthouse where Sergeant Henderson was attending.
Cody Henderson is facing multiple charges including two third-degree counts of purposefully, knowingly or recklessly causing bodily injury to a living animal by failing to provide necessary care, resulting in death, and two counts each of inflicting unnecessary cruelty upon a living animal by leaving the animals unattended inside a vehicle under inhumane conditions; failing to provide necessary care to animals while responsible for their well-being; and unlawfully restraining a dog in a manner that exposed the animals to adverse environmental conditions for more than 30 minutes.
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37 Comments
Eye for an Eye … Judge do your Job please send him to Jail Gen Pop 🙏 Justice for them poor Dogs, and everything else
How the hell did this scumbag get to be a police officer, let alone a K9 handler?! Put this scumbag in a locked trunk of a car and leave the car in a nice ‘warm’ place for 8 hours. What a POS this Cody Henderson is! How about a photo of the perp?
In my opinion. I fully support an eye for an eye. Lock him in a car for 7 hours If shed no tears. Not help. Poor doogies. Literally cooked from inside. Just dreadful And what will this individual say on the day of his judgement
In my opinion. I fully support an eye for an eye. Lock him in a car for 7 hours If shed no tears. Not help. Poor doogies. Literally cooked from inside. Just dreadful And what will this individual say on the day of his judgement
Just goes to show you that Police officers are just like the rest of society where there is a large percentage of piece of shit that don’t give a shit or, they’re too stupid to realize their actions have consequences not just for them. Either of which it’s disappointing that we have these kind of people trying to protect us. Obviously, it’s just a job to some of them. The police keep proving they are hiring the wrong people.
haul this sob to jail with Bubba and puppy lovers. He Will be cared for; oh, yes
Sick, despicable act. lock this loser up and throw away the key.
Sick, despicable act. lock this loser up and throw away the key.
Sick, despicable act. lock this loser up and throw away the key.
Cody Henderson must die! Hang that evil dirt bag and burn him down!!!!
100%!!!