Nearly one month after a Naples man whose puppy died at an animal hospital was arrested on animal cruelty charges, his family is speaking up, claiming his innocence.
Detectives with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office Animal Cruelty Investigations Alliance arrested Robert "Bobby" William Garon, 23, Aug. 11 and charged him with the late July slaying of his 5-month-old puppy.
Garon is accused of beating his puppy, Buzz Lightyear, to death.
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Now, family and friends are speaking up.
"It has been a parent's worst nightmare," said Suzanne Garon, Robert Garon's mother. "It's been horrendous for our entire family. We have all received numerous threats of violence and torture."
Suzanne Garon said the family has hired a private investigator to look into the threats against them, later adding that she reported those threats initially.
Michelle Batten, spokesperson for the Collier County Sheriff's Office, confirmed they're investigating a threat report in connection with this animal cruelty case.
"People are saying absolutely horrible things and not just about our son, but to extended family members, our immediate family and to extended family members who live in other parts of the country," Suzanne Garon said.
She said they can't sleep nor eat, and they're afraid to go out.
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