--- description: A 22-year-old veteran was arrested Tuesday and charged with animal cruelty after tying her service dog to a tree and shooting him five times title: A Veteran Tied Her Service Dog to a Tree and Shot It 5 Times image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61d5df00daf44c70/6988ca9886f68ed12c6e46cb/marinna-rollins.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Veteran Tied Her Service Dog to a Tree and Shot It 5 Times, Officials Say  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 25, 2017 11:14 PM CUT  Marinna Rollins arrested Tuesday, April 25, 2017, and charged with cruelty to animals. Marinna Rollins arrested Tuesday, April 25, 2017, and charged with cruelty to animals.Cumberland County Sheriff's Office/AP  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 25, 2017 11:14 PM CUT A 22-year-old [veteran](http://time.com/4695113/michael-mccoy-street-photography/ "undefined") was arrested Tuesday and charged with animal cruelty after tying her service dog to a tree and shooting him five times in [North Carolina](http://time.com/4744914/bathroom-bill-ncaa-north-carolina/ "undefined"), according to court papers. The pet, named Cumboui, was an emotional support dog for Marinna Rollins, and died in the shooting. Rollins is a veteran who is said to be suffering from [post traumatic stress disorder,](http://time.com/4720555/tetris-ptsd-trauma-study/ "undefined") according to documents reported by the [Fayetteville _Observer_. ](http://www.fayobserver.com/news/20170425/veteran-charged-with-tying-her-ptsd-service-dog-to-tree-shooting-him-five-times "undefined") Rollins was arrested along with 25-year-old Jarren Hang, a soldier, who took pictures with Rollins and Cumboui before tying the dog to a tree. According to the _Observer_, Rollins was the one who actually shot Cumbui. The _Observer_ obtained a video of the shooting that showed Rollins and Hang, who filmed the video, laughing at the dog after he was shot. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4755079/ptsd-dog-shot-veteran-cumboui-marinna-rollins/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4755079/ptsd-dog-shot-veteran-cumboui-marinna-rollins/"},"headline":"A Veteran Tied Her Service Dog to a Tree and Shot It 5 Times, Officials Say","datePublished":"2017-04-25T23:14:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:36:12.249Z","description":"Cumboui was an emotional support dog","url":"https://time.com/4755079/ptsd-dog-shot-veteran-cumboui-marinna-rollins/","keywords":["North Carolina","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61d5df00daf44c70/6988ca9886f68ed12c6e46cb/marinna-rollins.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alana Abramson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61d5df00daf44c70/6988ca9886f68ed12c6e46cb/marinna-rollins.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Service Dog Shot","caption":"Service Dog Shot","creditText":"Cumberland County Sheriff's Office/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4755079/ptsd-dog-shot-veteran-cumboui-marinna-rollins/","name":"A Veteran Tied Her Service Dog to a Tree and Shot It 5 Times, Officials Say"}}]}] ```