An Ohio K9 officer has been put on administrative leave, and his dog placed in a kennel after a confrontation captured on bodycam earlier this month shows the animal attacking Jadarrius Rose, a Black truck driver who was surrendering to authorities at the time.
Circleville K9 Officer Ryan Speakman was placed on leave as the city’s five-member Use of Force Review Board continues an investigation, Mayor Donald McIlroy confirmed.
“It’s an unfortunate situation and we look to get it resolved very, very soon,” he told ABC News on Monday.
The confrontation unfolded on July 4 along state highway 35, when officers tried to stop a commercial semitruck that was missing a mudflap and failed to halt for an inspection, according to a Ohio State Highway Patrol incident report.
“Right now I’m being chased by like 20 police officers and they all got their guns pointed directly to my truck,” a man police believed to be Rose told a Pickaway County dispatcher during a 2-minute call obtained by NBC News. “So now I’m trying to figure out why they got their guns all pointed to me and they’re all white people.”
In separate 911 call released by Ross County, Rose says he doesn’t feel safe stopping and speculates the officers are “trying to kill” him.
Following a lengthy pursuit, Rose finally exited his vehicle with his hands raised as Speakman ordered his dog to attack.
In bodycam footage of the incident, one officer can be heard yelling: “Do not release the dog with his hands up!” His order is almost immediately followed by screams from Rose, who is already trying to fend off the police K9.
“Get the dog off of him!” the trooper shouts “Get it off! Please! Please!”
Rose was later charged with failure to comply.
With News Wire Services