Surveillance cameras behind a Cypress Parkway business captured a grim scene: a man pulling an injured dog from a pickup truck, placing him in a box, then hoisting that box into a dumpster behind the building.
Deputies later found the dog, a 10-year-old Jack Russell mix named Max, still inside. They rushed him to a veterinarian, but he had suffered a severe skull fracture and was humanely euthanized. Authorities say the man seen on video is now facing an aggravated animal cruelty charge.
According to WESH, deputies were called on Saturday after a worker taking out trash behind a business at 1076 Cypress Parkway heard a dog crying and found Max in distress inside the dumpster. Investigators reviewed the surveillance footage, which shows a man removing the dog from his truck, putting him into a box, and throwing the box into the dumpster. Deputies also released photos of Max and a booking image connected to the case.
Deputies identified the man as Victor Manuel Carrion-Flores. He told investigators the dog had escaped, that he later found Max already injured, and that he was "too busy to deal with the dog being injured and that he would eventually pass away due to his injuries," according to the arrest report cited by WESH. Deputies say Carrion-Flores denied causing the injury but did not seek medical care for the dog. He was booked on a charge of aggravated animal cruelty with excessive pain and death, a third-degree felony.
Penalties And The New Statewide Registry
In Florida, aggravated animal cruelty is a third-degree felony that can carry up to five years in prison and fines under state law, according to the Florida Senate.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Aggravated Animal Cruelty list, created under "Dexter's Law," went online on Jan. 1, 2026. The database is intended to publish final dispositions for qualifying offenses, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. If Carrion-Flores is convicted, he could end up on that public registry, which is designed to affect adoption screening and limit contact with vulnerable animals.
Local Shelters Say The Registry Helps
Local rescue groups told Spectrum News 13 that the registry adds another layer of protection when screening potential adopters and can help prevent repeat abuse cases.
Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando and other agencies say the searchable list should make it easier to check applicants and avoid placing animals with people who have prior cruelty convictions, according to Spectrum News 13.
