On Friday June 10th Cherokee County School District Police K-9 by the name Inka, Died of heat stroke by being accidentally left in a car for several hours. According to with the Cherokee County Marshal's Office. Investigators said Lt. Daniel Peabody, a 16-year veteran with the department, was caring for Inka at the time of the dog’s death. Inka, a four-year-old Belgian Malinois, was owned and raised by Peabody since she was a puppy. Chief Hunton said the officer had left his dog inside the car from sometime around 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday afternoon. He had arrived back home in a regular patrol car, and turned his car off. Investigators said he proceeded to help his wife with another dog inside the home, and then forgot about Inka inside the vehicle. This is how the story starts, now to tell you about Dale and reason for this. On June 22nd Daniel Peabody was arrested in connection with 2 K-9 deaths. One of Inka and the other of Dale, a yellow lab who was retired from K-9 duty by Cherokee County Police in 2012. Police turned the care of Dale over to Peabody after the dog’s retirement, after being assigned to Peabody from 2007 until 2012. Peabody initially claimed Dale’s death was accidental due to Dale choking on a toy, But at the news conference, Chief Hunton said the investigation showed evidence Dale was shot and killed by Peabody at his Paulding County home shortly after Dale retired from service. Cherokee Marshal’s Office investigators along with investigators with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the former home of Peabody on Monday, and animal remains believed to be those of a dog were recovered. These remains are currently being analyzed by a forensic veterinarian in an attempt to identify the breed and cause of death. Lt. Peabody submitted his resignation from the CCSD School Police Department on June 16 and the School Board accepted his resignation at its meeting that evening. Peabody is being held at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center under a $22,400 bond. If Dales law is in effect we can make all K-9 cops active or inactive have to have autopsies preformed. If one was used on Dale, Peabody could have been charged sooner and never came into contact with Inka. Who could still be serving on the force today. Thank you for reading. - Mickey