Man Who Abandoned 2 Small Dogs In Suffolk Arrested: DA

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — A man who released his two small dogs into Sunken Meadow State Park in March was arrested, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said Friday.

Roger Guzman-Gomez, 43, of Selden, driving a tan or gold SUV, was seen pushing two small white dogs out of his car and abandoning them in the park before driving away around 12:10 p.m. March 5, the DA's Office said. He was arrested on April 18 after Suffolk police received a tip, authorities said. He is due to be arraigned at Suffolk County First District Court on May 8.

The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office had requested the public’s help to identify Guzman-Gomez after officials say he had released the dogs, renamed Thelma and Louise. The two dogs have since been adopted.

They are both mixed-breed dogs. Thelma is estimated to be 4 years old. Louise is estimated to be 2 years old.

The two dogs had been found in the park and brought to the Town of Smithtown Animal Shelter covered in ticks, the office wrote. The dogs were not microchipped and had no other identifying information, officials said.