The animal was badly injured by the time people were able to get Woodyatt to stop the cart and later died from what were described as heat-related symptoms.
Woodyatt was scheduled to be tried on felony cruelty to animal and misdemeanor resisting arrest charges Dec. 14. The case against him was dropped Dec. 8.
Woodyatt also was facing misdemeanor battery charges for throwing a bucket of paint at a neighbor in a separate incident. That charge also will be dropped, Marcille said.