Police dog bites man already in custody
March 18th, 2009 | by admin |I hate to see this happen, it gives police dogs a badd name. A man, who was arrested for having drugs in his vehicle, was bitten by a police dog while in custody, according to the Brunswick County, N.C., Sheriff’s Department.
A Leland, N.C., police officer stopped Vincent Eloyd Hill, 26, about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 74-76 in the Leland area, according to a release. The officer found several packets of what police suspected was heroin and a handgun inside the vehicle and arrested Hill.
Leland police called for a K-9 officer from the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Department to assist them. While Hill was standing next to the sheriff’s K-9 vehicle, the deputy’s remote control activator was accidentally pushed as the deputy searched Hill’s vehicle.
The deputy’s dog exited the vehicle and when the dog did not see the deputy handler, the dog bit Hill, who suffered abrasions and minor bite wounds to his lower abdomen, according to the release. The dog obviously assumed his handler was in trouble. Hill was treated and released from New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Hill is being held at the Brunswick County jail pending an appearance before a magistrate.
via Breaking News – Myrtle Beach Online.