NAPLES, FL , Sept. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Naples resident Robert Garon will plead not guilty to a count of animal cruelty on Tuesday, September 6^th. According to his attorney, Garon was falsely accused of the death of a puppy he and his girlfriend adopted together less than three months ago.

“I am devastated by the death of my puppy Buzz Lightyear. I gave him so much love and attention. He was such a great dog. I honestly can’t believe he’s gone and that someone would do that to him,” said Robert Garon, who owned the pup with his girlfriend.

“There are two tragedies here – the death of a beloved puppy and the possibility that the real perpetrators are covering up a deadly crime. Not only was Robert wrongly accused of inflicting the injuries that caused Buzz’s death, but police failed to interview critical witnesses in the case,” said Donald P. Day, attorney for Robert Garon.

Garon recently passed an independent polygraph test conducted by John Hisler, who has over 30 years of law enforcement experience and is an independent polygraph examiner. Hisler has performed thousands of polygraph exams for prosecutors, multiple law enforcement agencies, and private investigative agencies during his career.

“Robert Garon underwent a three-hour forensic interview and polygraph exam, and he passed the interview and polygraph without deception. Robert Garon had absolutely nothing to do with the death of his dog Buzz,” said polygraph examiner John Hisler.

According to the attorney, the Garon family has suffered immensely at the loss of Buzz, including these false and cruel allegations, the loss of their jobs, and threats of violence against themselves and their extended families.

“Robert is an upstanding young man with no history of violent criminal behavior towards any person or animal, nor does he have any criminal record. We are happy…