(CBS12) — A man is behind bars after the dog he adopted was found decapitated and found floating in the mangroves ... to the area of East Beach at Fort DeSoto Park after reports came in about ...

Mangroves are protected under state law. It is illegal to alter or cut down mangroves without a permit. Clearing can result in fines up to $250 for each altered mangrove and required restoration ...

Deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said they were called to the East Beach at Fort DeSoto Park on May ... decapitated and floating in the mangroves. The dog had been microchipped ...

Four days later, the dog was found decapitated, in a plastic bag, floating in the mangroves of the east beach of Fort DeSoto Park. OTHER NEWS: ‘My brother was everything to me:’ Farmworker ...

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested Domingo Rodriguez after the body of a dog was found floating in a mangrove in Fort DeSoto Park. The dog, a 4-year-old bulldog mix named ...

was found beheaded at Fort Desoto Park. According to deputies, Domingo Rodriguez, 66, is the man accused of decapitating Dexter and dumping his remains in the mangroves. His trial is now underway.

Deputies responded to East Beach at Fort Desoto Park on May 14 at approximately ... floating in the mangroves. Pinellas County Animal Services scanned the dog for a microchip, revealing it was ...