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An Idaho jury found that the teacher was accused of feeding a sick puppy with a snapping turtle in front of his students, not guilty of animal cruelty, reports CBS affiliate Idaho Falls, KIDK . In a recording of an interview with an investigator presented at trial, Robert Crosland said: "Honestly, I thought I was doing what I needed to end his misery." The jury found Crosland not guilty at the end of the two-day trial that took place at the Franklin County courthouse in Preston, a rural community of about 5,300 people. According to the Idaho policy officer, the hearing room was filled with friends, family members, students and teachers who came to support Crosland.
Prosecutors argued that the puppy may not have been sick and may have survived. On Friday morning, students who saw the turtle-fed puppy testified.
A student testified that when the puppy was immersed in the water with the turtle, he had paddled a few times before the turtle caught it and pulled it under water .
The defense lawyers asked that the case be closed, claiming that the puppy had not suffered. The judge ruled that it was better to leave this question to the jury.
Crosland's son, Mario, testified that he had given the puppy to his father. Mario Crosland said the puppy had been given to him by a farmer who had declared that he was sick and dying.
been for animals, and to see people trying to destroy him when he dedicated his life to it. He did everything to help the animals. "
The turtle was finally euthanized, state officials said it was a non-native species requiring a license.
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