Authorities investigating claims teacher fed puppy to turtle
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March 16, 2018
PRESTON, Idaho (AP) — Authorities are investigating reports a teacher fed a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in a rural Idaho town that was the setting for the teenage cult classic film "Napoleon Dynamite."
The uproar has forced police to step up security amid threats at Preston Junior High School and other schools in the district following the incident that reportedly occurred on March 7 in front of several students after school.
Investigators are looking into possible animal cruelty charges. The teacher has not been named by authorities.
Preston Police Chief Mike Peterson said Friday the thre...
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