Cop Fired For Abusing His Police Dog
North Carolina:
This cell phone video (Made public April 28/08) is being used as evidence in a hearing where Sgt. Charles L. Jones is contesting his firing after being accused of mistreating his police dog.
A fired state trooper is fighting to get his job back.
The Highway Patrol fired K9 officer Charles Jones last September after another trooper recorded a video of Jones repeatedly kicking his patrol dog. Monday, Jones had an administrative hearing, trying to get his job back.
In a cell phone video, Jones can be seen hanging his police dog Ricoh from a loading dock, with the animal’s back paws barely touching the ground. The trained handler then kicks Ricoh five times as the dog’s legs swing off the ground.
A fellow K9 officer saw these actions at the Highway Patrol’s training academy and captured the images.
“I didn’t know what to do. Should I go stop him? What do I do? I did what I thought was right at the time,” said Trooper Ray Herndon.
Jones was fired after the video was shown to the Highway Patrol. Jones said he was simply training Ricoh to obey vital commands. The patrol’s director of internal affairs agreed. But the secretary of crime control and public safety – who oversees the Patrol – says once the governor’s office heard of the video and saw it, they made it clear they wanted Jones fired.
“All of them made me aware the governor believed that Sgt. Jones should be dismissed based on what he knew of the treatment of Ricoh,” said Bryan Beatty.
Ricoh was not injured. He has since been retired from service.
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“Jones said he was simply training Ricoh to obey vital commands.”
I think it is time we “train” former “officer” Charles Jones in the same manner. This type of person tarnishes the honor and duty that the majority of police men and women hold dear. I guess this guy never heard the saying “to serve and protect”. What a fat, slovenly, sadistic POS.
On top of cruelty to animals, he should be charged with assaulting an officer. A police dog is considered a member of the force and a case like this should be handled as if it was on a fellow human officer.
April 29th, 2008 at 1:26 pmThis fucker needs to be hung up and have the shit kicked out of him.There is no training protocol that even remotely resembles what this assbag did to the dog and the most fucked aspect of this is that I’m sure that dog would have given his life to protect this oxygen thief.
April 29th, 2008 at 1:30 pmWow what a dickface. i agree, he should be hung in the air while someone kicks the shit out him. why people abuse animals is a mystery to me
April 29th, 2008 at 2:29 pmCan’t and will not watch the vid!
Motherfuckers like this have no business in law enforcement.
April 29th, 2008 at 5:02 pmIts unfortunate how often we see cops that have no business being cops. What is it about that job that attracts so many of these kinds of abusive people? Oh yea, the power. It is also unfortunate that their position of power often lets them get away with stuff until they go way too far, and sometimes even then.
April 29th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
thank you Trooper Ray Herndon for protecting a fellow officer, Ricoh .
April 30th, 2008 at 5:03 amReign in Blood, you’re right. If a civilian had done this, they would be charged with an offense against an OFFICER of the law. This guy should be held to the same standard.
April 30th, 2008 at 5:03 amThis nutsack should be taken out and flogged to an inch of his life.
May 21st, 2008 at 6:50 amHe thinks he an asshole tuff guy?…he’s just the brown around it! He is no different than a convict, but he is wearing a uniform that means so much to so many that that up hold the LAW with honor.