Erik McClinton admits to put the dog ‘midnight’ on the trailer in the I-80/I-94 during the freezing Hammond, Indiana Weather: prosecutors

Hammond, Ind. (WLS) – ABC7 is learning new details about the accused man Drive with a dog in an open trailer in northwest Indiana.

Prosecutors say Erik McClinton He admitted to having put the dog on the trailer, but says he put a blanket on the dog’s cage that exploded.

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He added that the dog, called Midnight, was out of the truck because there were puppies inside.

At this time, midnight is safe in parenting care, and McClinton faces a minor crime of animal cruelty.