Lake Anna ranger convicted of killing his dog

[Lilypad]

A Lake Anna State Park chief ranger was convicted earlier this month of animal cruelty for shooting his pet dog and dumping the remains in the lake.

Now his job is in limbo.

John Joseph Miller Jr., 32, was found guilty April 11 of animal cruelty and dumping trash illegally, according to online court records.

Miller, who had been working for about a year at the park, is now under administrative review by the state park, but he is still currently an employee, said Doug Graham, park manager.

Spotsylvania County Director of Animal Control, William Tydings, said his department began investigating Miller in January when they found a post on his MySpace page about shooting the pet.

He was charged that month, and the body of the mixed shepherd was recovered from Lake Anna soon after, Tydings said.

Graham said he assisted the animal control office with recovery of the dog after learning of Miller's charges.

Miller, whose job was two-fold: maintaining upkeep throughout the park as well as enforcing conservation laws, is only working in the first of those capacities while his job is under review, Graham said.

The park manager said Miller's position was being discussed in a meeting yesterday, but because it was considered a personnel matter, Graham would not provide more details about the review.

He said administrative review is the park's procedure for employees who are convicted of criminal behavior.

According to online court records, Miller was ordered to pay $250 for each of his April convictions, but was not sentenced to any jail time. Both charges were misdemeanors.

Fredericksburg.com - Man convicted of shooting his pet dog, dumping remains into Lake Anna

[SoftballCrazy]

Originally Posted by Lilypad

A Lake Anna State Park chief ranger was convicted earlier this month of animal cruelty for shooting his pet dog and dumping the remains in the lake.

Now his job is in limbo.

John Joseph Miller Jr., 32, was found guilty April 11 of animal cruelty and dumping trash illegally, according to online court records.

Miller, who had been working for about a year at the park, is now under administrative review by the state park, but he is still currently an employee, said Doug Graham, park manager.

Spotsylvania County Director of Animal Control, William Tydings, said his department began investigating Miller in January when they found a post on his MySpace page about shooting the pet.

He was charged that month, and the body of the mixed shepherd was recovered from Lake Anna soon after, Tydings said.

Graham said he assisted the animal control office with recovery of the dog after learning of Miller's charges.

Miller, whose job was two-fold: maintaining upkeep throughout the park as well as enforcing conservation laws, is only working in the first of those capacities while his job is under review, Graham said.

The park manager said Miller's position was being discussed in a meeting yesterday, but because it was considered a personnel matter, Graham would not provide more details about the review.

He said administrative review is the park's procedure for employees who are convicted of criminal behavior.

According to online court records, Miller was ordered to pay $250 for each of his April convictions, but was not sentenced to any jail time. Both charges were misdemeanors.

Fredericksburg.com - Man convicted of shooting his pet dog, dumping remains into Lake Anna

Dumb Mo Fu.

[jetmonkey]

What is his user name?

[Lilypad]

Originally Posted by jetmonkey

What is his user name?

No mention.
I was going to post this in the "vacation forum"-for all the Lake Anna lovers out there.

[rockfish]

Originally Posted by jetmonkey

What is his user name?

forestal, I think...

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[quote=Lilypad;2895621]A Lake Anna State Park chief ranger was convicted earlier this month of animal cruelty for shooting his pet dog and dumping the remains in the lake.

Now his job is in limbo.

John Joseph Miller Jr., 32, was found guilty April 11 of animal cruelty and dumping trash illegally, according to online court records.

Miller, who had been working for about a year at the park, is now under administrative review by the state park, but he is still currently an employee, said Doug Graham, park manager.

Spotsylvania County Director of Animal Control, William Tydings, said his department began investigating Miller in January when they found a post on his MySpace page about shooting the pet.

He was charged that month, and the body of the mixed shepherd was recovered from Lake Anna soon after, Tydings said.

Graham said he assisted the animal control office with recovery of the dog after learning of Miller's charges.

Miller, whose job was two-fold: maintaining upkeep throughout the park as well as enforcing conservation laws, is only working in the first of those capacities while his job is under review, Graham said.

The park manager said Miller's position was being discussed in a meeting yesterday, but because it was considered a personnel matter, Graham would not provide more details about the review.

He said administrative review is the park's procedure for employees who are convicted of criminal behavior.

According to online court records, Miller was ordered to pay $250 for each of his April convictions, but was not sentenced to any jail time. Both charges were misdemeanors.

[beerlover]

I wonder if the dog was sick or what... I can't think of a good reason to dump a carcass into a lake, but I really don't have a problem with the guy shooting his dog if it was sick or if it had bit his kids or something....