K-9 officer put on leave after police dog attacks surrendering suspect
An Ohio K-9 officer has been put on administrative leave after his dog was captured on body-camera footage attacking a suspect with his hands up. An Ohio K-9 officer has been put on administrative leave, and his dog placed in a kennel, following an incident this month in which the animal was captured on body-camera footage attacking a truck driver as he was surrendering to state troopers with his hands up following a highway chase, an official told ABC News on Monday. Circleville, Ohio, K-9 Officer Ryan Speakman was placed on leave as the city's five-member Use of Force Review Board investigates the circumstances of the incident that occurred on the Fourth of July on a highway outside Columbus, Circleville Mayor Donald McIlroy told ABC News. "It's an unfortunate situation and we look to get it resolved very, very soon," McIlroy said. McIlroy said he had viewed parts of the body-camera footage released by the Ohio State Highway Police that captured the police dog mau...