K-9 Deputy Pleads Not Guilty In Douglas County Dog Attack Case
THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) - A Douglas County K-9 deputy has pleaded not guilty in a case involving his dog.
The Thornton Police Department said Douglas County sheriff's deputy Greg Wilson was not on duty but was on call and handling the K-9 unit, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois named Freia, when it escaped from his vehicle and mauled and killed an 11-year-old shih tzu named Annie.
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Wilson faces charges for the dog escaping and for the dog attacking another animal.
Both Wilson and the K-9 are back at work.