A Missouri woman was charged after police say 4 dogs died in her hot car while she dined at a restaurant

• A 25-year-old Missouri woman was charged after four dogs died in her hot car. while she ate lunch in a restaurant.
• Tesia White was charged with four counts of animal cruelty, local news reported.

A 25-year-old woman was arrested and charged after police in Florida say that four dogs died in her vehicle while she was dining in a restaurant, local reports said.

The woman, identified as Tesia White of Missouri, is facing four counts of animal cruelty, WESH 2 reported.

Police allege that White left four dogs in her hot vehicle while she was eating lunch at a restaurant in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, on Thursday afternoon, according to the report.

White told local police that she left the air conditioning on for the dogs — two 12-week-old Goldendoodles, a 2-year-old Boxer, and a 4-year-old Goldendoodle, WKMG-TV reported. Police said that it was about 89 degrees outside that day.

"She allegedly checked on the dogs once during her meal, but found them all deceased when she finished her lunch approximately one hour later," a press release obtained by the Daytona Beach News-Journal said.

When officers got to the scene, she was crying and stated, "I should not be allowed to own a dog," according to the outlets citing police documents.

She was transported to a local jail on Friday, the News-Journal reported, noting that she was emotional during her court appearance.