From staff reports

A 49-year-old woman from Crestview was arrested Monday and charged with one count of misdemeanor cruelty towards animals.

Cassaundra Rasmussen is charged with leaving her dog, Waldo, unattended in a motor vehicle in the parking lot of Walmart on the morning of Thursday, June 27, 2014.

The dog was discovered by another customer around 11:00 a.m., according to Lt. Andrew G. Schneider with the Crestview Police Dept. The dog had died from symptoms consistent with heat exhaustion as a result of the high temperatures in the vehicle.

Though Rasmussen left the driver side window partially down, the temperatures continued to increase in the vehicle which resulted in the dog's death. There was no food or water available for the dog.

Rasmussen was inside of the Walmart browsing for approximately 13 hours. When confronted, Rasmussen stated that she forgot the dog was inside of the vehicle.

Rasmussen was transported and delivered into the custody of the Okaloosa County Jail without incident.