An illegal immigrant already on probation for domestic assault and driving while intoxicated has been charged in the death of a St. Louis police officer killed at the scene of a highway crash on Sunday,

Charges were filed Friday against Savannah Police Lt. Daniel Zeigler in Andrew County, about 65 miles northwest of Kansas City.

A police officer in Missouri has been charged with animal abuse in connection to the death of his K-9 partner Horus, who died after being left in a hot car for hours, according to multiple outlets.

A Missouri police officer has been charged in the death of his K-9 partner after forgetting the dog in a hot car on a 90-degree day this past June, authorities said Savanah Police Lieutenant Daniel Zeigler was charged with one count of animal abuse on Friday in connection to the June 20 death of his K-9 partner Horus,

Shortly before 6 p.m. on June 20, the lieutenant allegedly contacted his Missouri police chief to say that his K-9 partner who had served an overnight shift with him into the early hours of the morning was dead.