Man arrested for allegedly tossing out box of puppies at garbage dumpster in Socorro

A 54-year-old man was arrested late Friday on animal cruelty charges for allegedly disposing of a box of puppies at a trash dumpster in Socorro.

Alejandro Hernandez was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a bond totaling $1,500, according to El Paso County Sheriff’s Office detectives.

His arrest comes after deputies made a public plea for help earlier this week in identifying the man who dumped the half-dozen puppies and released surveillance video that showed the individual in action.

In the video, you can see a man removing a box containing six puppies from a dark-colored Hyundai on Sept. 2 and putting it next to the dumpster in the 690 block of Horizon Blvd.

Authorities said the puppies were later discovered and taken to El Paso Animal Services for care.

KVIA 2019