Covington police use Taser on dog they say was aggressive
COVINGTON, Tenn. — A online video of a pet dog being tased is one particular of two movies from Covington that are receiving a large amount of focus on Facebook.
Monday, our cameras ended up rolling when a doggy that experienced been chased, tased, and taken to the animal shelter by law enforcement arrived back again dwelling. Two different films posted on Facebook exhibits a component of what led to the puppy staying locked up.
Covington police say they received a report Saturday of 4 aggressive canine functioning by a neighborhood off Maple Road.
In a 15-next video clip launched by police, you can see several pet dogs and hear an officer indicating “get back again.”
The dog’s proprietor says the video police released doesn’t explain to the complete story.
Holly Johnson admits her canine did get out whilst she was at perform but suggests they are not intense, and the officer was standing on her mother-in-law’s porch.
“They know he doesn’t belong there. They are barking at him saying you know you are not intended to be here, but they are not staying aggressive,” Johnson explained.
Police say many officers and animal management labored together to get the canine. Soon after 45 minutes, two canines made it back home, and at one particular issue an officer tased one of the dogs.
“They noosed her and tased her for way far too long, even when she was on the ground and they should not have accomplished that,” Johnson claimed.
When Johnson talked with police, they told her they used a taser since they ended up in concern for their life. Officers declare the dog was not hurt.
“I am thankful for the fast response of our CPD officers and the Covington Animal Command Personnel to protected the animals without having a citizen or other animals being harm,” Police Main Donna Turner mentioned in a Facebook write-up.
“In examining the entire body camera footage of the incident and speaking to the witnesses on N. Maple Road, the officers and citizens would have had justification to have utilized fatal pressure on the intense performing animals even so I am happy they selected the considerably less lethal reaction to tase the animal to aid Animal Management personnel to properly restrain the animal and not be injured throughout the restraining method. Thank you to our officers, initially responders and assist team who definitely kept this neighborhood risk-free during this incident,” Turner wrote.
Johnson reported that reaction was “a complete and full lie of what took place. It is not what happened and it is ridiculous. This 1 correct in this article is a baby and she would under no circumstances harm any one,” Johnson stated.
The property owner claimed seeing the doorbell camera online video and hearing what appeared to be the officer laughing though tasing the pet is what bothered her.
“Anybody who laughs at any animal in agony is ill,” Johnson said.
The dogs’ operator, Matthew Alford, was cited for violation of the leash regulation. The dog that was tased was the only just one taken to the animal shelter.
