- Georgia property owner Hannah Israel filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Cedartown police officer Trenton Garner for fatally shooting her family's donkey.
- The incident occurred on August 29 when officers entered Israel's fenced pasture without a warrant or consent while searching for a missing child.
- Garner claimed the animal charged at officers and resisted a Taser deployment, whereas the complaint states the donkey was docile and posed no threat.
- The lawsuit alleges unlawful search, unconstitutional seizure, and property deprivation, seeking compensatory and punitive damages through a jury trial.
- Garner has been placed on administrative leave pending an inquiry, while the missing child who prompted the search was found unharmed.
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