PAW Ep #4 Video of K-9 Unit Attacking Black Man in Ohio!

PAW Ep #4 Video of K-9 Unit Attacking Black Man in Ohio!

Video of K-9 Unit Attacking Black Man in Ohio Sparks Outrage: 'So Awful'

According to Newsweek
The video of the harrowing scenes, which unfolded by the side of the road in Pickaway County, Ohio, was obtained by the local newspaper Scioto Valley Guardian following a public records request. The nearly two-minute clip, apparently filmed by an officer's body-worn camera, has subsequently been shared widely across social media where it has sparked fury.

The Ohio incident reportedly occurred after a high-speed police chase saw a semi-truck driver lead Highway Patrol officers across three counties before the pursuit came to an end by a grassy median on Route 23, according to Scioto Valley Guardian. The clip opens by showing the suspect—allegedly the driver—standing by the vehicle in question. He is following troopers' commands to surrender and has his hands in the air. The troopers shout at him to approach them, and the suspect begins to walk toward the officers.

It is at this point that the Circleville Police Department's K-9 unit arrives at the scene. One trooper can be heard calling out that the dog should not be released while the suspect was complying. "Do not release the dog with his hands up," he calls and continues to shout throughout.

But an officer and his dog—identified by the newspaper as Officer Ryan Speakman and Belgian Malinois-Shepherd mix 'Serg'—approach from the suspect's right-hand side. Speakman can then be heard screaming, "Get your ass on the ground or you're going to get bit!"

Speakman appears to release the dog at this point, shouting out the keyword "Stellen" (which means "bite" in Dutch), and the animal—whose face is now level with the suspect's—viciously mauls him.

The suspect screams in pain as the dog's teeth clamp onto him and the animal drags the man down onto the median. Chaos ensues as the troopers scream at Speakman to "remove the dog," while the dog vigorously shakes his head from side to side whilst clutching the suspect's arm in his jaws.