A 71-year-old Clinton man was arrested and charged with the simple misdemeanor of abandonment of a dog.

James B. Simpson was arrested and charged in the incident after the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint at about 12:50 p.m. Saturday about a man observed driving into the Bulger’s Hollow Recreational Area.

Witnesses notified law enforcement that they believed the man in the vehicle had just abandoned a dog in the park, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. The witnesses stated that they noticed a dog running alongside the vehicle as it drove away. The dog, witnesses stated, was still in the area after the vehicle left.

The witnesses secured the dog, the release states, and notified law enforcement with a description of the vehicle and its driver.

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