Texas cop vs dog

[Dogman]

This is just wrong in so many ways.

Sheriff: Deputy on administrative leave after shooting dog "vid at link"
RAINS COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - A Rains County deputy is on administrative leave after the sheriff says the man shot a dog while responding to a burglary call on Friday.

Homeowner Cole Middleton arrived home around 11 a.m. and discovered his home had been burglarized. Middleton said his guns, iPad and his wife's jewelry had been taken. Middleton called 911 at 12:46 p.m. At 2:41 p.m., Rains County Sheriff David Traylor said Deputy Jerred Dooley arrived at the home.

Middleton said when the Dooley arrived to investigate (http://www.kltv.com/story/25302236/east-texas-man-says-deputy-shot-his-dog), he claimed the dog was about to bite him and shot the dog to defend himself.

“She’s barking when he pulls into the driveway letting me know someone’s at our house, an intruder is here, or a person who she would think was an intruder that she’s unfamiliar with. She’s barking. The officer gets out of his car, and all the while we’re headed up [there]. He gets out of his car and shoots my dog in my front yard,” Middleton recalled.

Middleton says the dog was shot in the head. He begged the deputy to finish off his cowdog, named Candy, since the dog was suffering.

“I was so upset. I went over there to her and she was still alive and I begged and pleaded with him to please shoot her again because I don’t have any firearms. They got stolen. He went and got in his vehicle and backed out of my driveway,” Middleton explained.

Middleton had trained Candy to be a cow dog, and Middleton says his dog was a natural.

“And then I had to do the unthinkable, the otherwise unthinkable. I had to kill my dog with my bare hands and put her out of her suffering, praying for this to be over with,” Middleton said.

In a statement on Wednesday, Sheriff Traylor offered his condolences to the Middleton family for the loss of their dog.

"The Rains County Sheriff’s Office has never encountered an issue of this nature, but plan[s] to make positive changes for the future," read the statement.

The sheriff's office said that they are continuing to investigate the incident internally and that Dooley has been placed on administrative leave.

The sheriff's office added that they investigated the two hour delay between the initial call from Middleton and Dooley arriving at the home and were correcting the issue. The delay was caused by a dispatcher not following protocol. The dispatcher's actions were handled by the department.

http://www.kltv.com/story/25323190/sheriff-deputy-on-administrative-leave-after-shooting-dog


Update.

Veterinarian: Family dog shot in back of head while retreating
RAINS COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - The family of Candy the dog says the necropsy report by a veterinarian proves that Candy was shot in the back of the head.

The dog was shot, owner Cold Middleton says, by Rains County Deputy Jerred Dooley. Dooley was responding to a burglary call (http://www.kltv.com/story/25323190/sheriff-deputy-on-administrative-leave-after-shooting-dog) at the Middleton residence, and when he arrived, he allegedly shot the barking dog.

Middleton says he begged the deputy to finish off the cowdog, since she was suffering, and he said he couldn't do it himself, as his own guns had been stolen. Middleton says that instead, the deputy got in his car and left the scene.

In a statement on Wednesday, Sheriff Traylor offered his condolences to the Middleton family for the loss of their dog.

"The Rains County Sheriff’s Office has never encountered an issue of this nature, but plan[s] to make positive changes for the future," read the statement.

The sheriff's office said that they are continuing to investigate the incident internally and that Dooley has been placed on administrative leave.

http://www.kltv.com/story/25325640/veterinarian-family-dog-shot-in-back-of-head-while-retreating


It will be interesting, here a good cow dog is prized, this donut muncher may need to find work soon, or at least needs to , and not as a cop!

[midnight rambler]

Gets to get a nut killing someone's pet (private property) then gets a paid vacation...sweet! Doesn't get any better than that.


In a statement on Wednesday, Sheriff Traylor offered his condolences to the Middleton family for the loss of their dog.

"The Rains County Sheriff’s Office has never encountered an issue of this nature, but plan[s] to make positive changes for the future," read the statement.

TRANSLATION: Fuck you very much. So we killed your pet, what are ya gonna do about it? Tough shit. I completely failed at properly training my deputies, so what? Keep your fucking dogs restrained and it won't happen again. Officer safety, yada, yada, yada.

[Hatha Sunahara]

If my house was burglarized, I'd still think twice about calling the cops, and probably wouldn't. I'd call the local newspaper and tell them I was burglarized and I'm afraid to call the cops because they would make matters worse by shooting my dog. I actually have a cat, and I never heard of a cop shooting a cat, but I wouldn't be surprised if they do that too. I would do that just to let the cops know I think they are superfluous, but I doubt that the local paper would run such a story because the local paper here, as well as all the TV stations are in bed with the cops. They think the cops can do no wrong. The only effective solution to this kind of problem would be to go hunt down the burglar myrself. I could probably do a better job of it than the cops.


Hatha

[Dogman]

It is what it is here! From what I see the donut munchers are doing catch up, and only if lucky will catch any crooks. But the system is setup to have a popo report for insurance purposes . Yes you can keep quiet, and risk them hitting again, and pray that you get a lead on who violated your space. I got hit a few months ago, and it sucked.

[Ares]

My pets are like family and will be treated as such. If a cop shoots my dog, I WILL shoot that fucking cop. I will be damned if I'm taken alive as I know there is no such thing as a fair trial. They want to treat this country as if its a war zone. Then so be it. I didn't make the rules, I'm just recognizing the rules of engagement.

[madfranks]

The only effective solution to this kind of problem would be to go hunt down the burglar myrself. I could probably do a better job of it than the cops.


Hatha

The one time in my life I was burglarized I did all the detective work myself, using social engineering to get the dude to confess. The cops were useless, and thankfully at that time I didn't have any pets for them to kill.

[Dogman]

Rains Co. deputy who shot dog terminated on Thursday


RAINS COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - The Rains County Sheriff's deputy who shot a dog after responding to a burglary call on Friday has been fired.

According to the Rains County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Jerrod Dooley was fired on Thursday. Sheriff David Traylor said that it was for the deputy's safety due to threats. He added that it is the safest move for the department and the deputy.

Dooley will not be able to return to work at the Rain's County Sheriff's Office despite the outcome of the investigation, which is currently ongoing.

The deputy was placed on administrative leave on Wednesday.

Homeowner Cole Middleton arrived home around 11 a.m. and discovered his home had been burglarized. Middleton said his guns, iPad and his wife's jewelry had been taken. Middleton called 911 at 12:46 p.m. At 2:41 p.m., Dooley arrived at the home.

Middleton said when Dooley arrived to investigate, he claimed the dog was about to bite him and shot the dog to defend himself.

The homeowner says the dog was shot in the head. He begged the deputy to finish off his cowdog, named Candy, since the dog was suffering.“I was so upset. I went over there to her and she was still alive and I begged and pleaded with him to please shoot her again because I don’t have any firearms. They got stolen. He went and got in his vehicle and backed out of my driveway,” Middleton explained.

Middleton had trained Candy to be a cow dog, and he says his dog was a natural.“And then I had to do the unthinkable, the otherwise unthinkable. I had to kill my dog with my bare hands and put her out of her suffering, praying for this to be over with,” Middleton said.

The Middleton family says the necropsy report by a veterinarian proves that Candy was shot in the back of the head.

http://www.kltv.com/story/25332713/rains-co-deputy-who-shot-dog-fired-on-thursday

No attaboy for that donut muncher, people value a good cow dog, and being shot from behind just sealed the deal. The pig probably will need to move and find a new home far, far away, or his could be turned into charcoal, with him in it!

[Cebu_4_2]

Different but same...

N. Texas deputy accused of shooting man's dog to death gets fired





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Posted: Apr 23, 2014 7:12 PM EST Updated: Apr 24, 2014 4:50 PM EST By: Lari Barager - bio (http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/17094478/lari-barager) | email (lari.barager@foxtv.com?body=http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/25325001/n-texas-farmer-says-deputy-shot-killed-his-dog-without-reason)





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A Rains County, TX sheriff's deputy accused of shooting and killing a farmer's dog for no reason has been fired, officials with the county sheriff's office confirmed Thursday.

The deputy argued that the dog, Candy, threatened his safety.

Candy’s owner, Cole Middleton, is a third generation dairy farmer. After Candy died, Middleton began a campaign on Facebook that is getting national attention and said she was killed for no good reason.

Last week, someone broke into Middleton’s house. He was on his tractor when the deputy arrived to investigate.

Middleton could see Candy in the bed of his truck, and when the deputy walked up to the house, Candy jumped down. She was barking, and then Middleton lost sight of her.

“The officer comes down and says, ‘Sir, I'm sorry, I shot your dog -- she charged me,’” said Middleton. “I became very hysterical and very upset…I said, ‘No, no, no…you shot my baby.’”

Candy was more than just a pet to Middleton -- the 2-year-old Blue Heeler was his work partner, always by his side.

After the shooting, the deputy called for backup, and Middleton pulled out his phone and started recording.

“What I'm saying is the man pulls up without cause and shoots my dog,” Middleton can be heard saying in the video.

“Your dog charged me, buddy,” the deputy says.

“No, no,” says Middleton.

“I got it on dash cam man; your dog charged me,” says the deputy.

Wednesday morning, the sheriff let Middleton watch the dash cam footage from the incident. He says it doesn't show Candy charge the deputy.

Middleton had Candy's body examined by a veterinarian. The findings “suggest Candy was shot while retreating from the shooter.”

Sheriff David Traylor told FOX 4 he regrets what happened. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Read more: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/25325001/n-texas-farmer-says-deputy-shot-killed-his-dog-without-reason#ixzz2zv9KFXNi

[Hitch]

I know of two cops from the past who fired at dogs. In one incident, the cop had a rottweiler charge him in the middle of the street. He fired a warning shot at the ground in front of the dog. That stopped the dog in his tracks, and the dog turned and ran away. I made a mental note on that story, if I ever had a dog charge me to fire a round into the ground. The second story I was there for. The cop shot the dog in the quarter after the dog had actually bit him. That cop was injured by the dog attack, and took over a month before he could return to work. He still felt horrible about having to shoot the dog.

[old steel]

I would have put the cop down just like he did my dog, i really would have.

Then the shit would hit the fan.

[midnight rambler]

I know of two cops from the past who fired at dogs. In one incident, the cop had a rottweiler charge him in the middle of the street. He fired a warning shot at the ground in front of the dog.

Shooting 'into the ground' could mean shooting at a hard paved surface such as concrete or asphaltic concrete - either of which could possibly result in a ricochet hitting an unintended target.

[Hitch]

Shooting 'into the ground' could mean shooting at a hard paved surface such as concrete or asphaltic concrete - either of which could possibly result in a ricochet hitting an unintended target.

It was asphalt, and in the middle of the night with nobody around. I didn't ask that cop if the bullet ricocheted, I imagine it most likely did. Just thought I'd make a point that it worked, and stopped a charging dog without injuring the dog.

[midnight rambler]

It was asphalt, and in the middle of the night with nobody around. I didn't ask that cop if the bullet ricocheted, I imagine it most likely did. Just thought I'd make a point that it worked, and stopped a charging dog without injuring the dog.

I can empathize with not wanting to hurt the dog, but ANY chance of a ricochet, no matter the time of day or night, should be avoided except maybe in a very controlled and closed off setting where there's absolutely no chance of anyone getting hit by a ricochet. It's just not prudent to randomly fire shots off in any setting where anyone could get hit - had it been me my first option would have been my ASP, PR-24, or Maglite in that order of preference (it was afterall a large unleashed out of control dog in the middle of the street at night as you described).

[madfranks]

I can empathize with not wanting to hurt the dog, but ANY chance of a ricochet, no matter the time of day or night, should be avoided except maybe in a very controlled and closed off setting where there's absolutely no chance of anyone getting hit by a ricochet. It's just not prudent to randomly fire shots off in any setting where anyone could get hit - had it been me my first option would have been my ASP, PR-24, or Maglite in that order of preference (it was afterall a large unleashed out of control dog in the middle of the street at night as you described).

I would add, if you or I shot into the ground to scare away a dog, that is a crime for us and we would be charged under any number of laws, however the cops are allowed to discharge their weapons as they please.

[Hitch]

I would add, if you or I shot into the ground to scare away a dog, that is a crime for us and we would be charged under any number of laws, however the cops are allowed to discharge their weapons as they please.

What crime would you have committed, specifically? If your bullet ricocheted and caused damage, you would be responsible for that, but I don't see why anyone couldn't fire a shot to scare away a dog. If the situation was safe and you acted in self defense of course. Don't they teach anything about that in CCW courses? I would be surprised if they didn't.

[Cebu_4_2]

What crime would you have committed, specifically? If your bullet ricocheted and caused damage, you would be responsible for that, but I don't see why anyone couldn't fire a shot to scare away a dog. If the situation was safe and you acted in self defense of course. Don't they teach anything about that in CCW courses? I would be surprised if they didn't.

Illegal discharge of a firearm. Discharge of a firearm within city limits. Reckless endangerment with a firearm... etc.

[midnight rambler]

What crime would you have committed, specifically? If your bullet ricocheted and caused damage, you would be responsible for that, but I don't see why anyone couldn't fire a shot to scare away a dog. If the situation was safe and you acted in self defense of course. Don't they teach anything about that in CCW courses? I would be surprised if they didn't.

Most cities and towns have an ordinance regarding discharging guns within the city's or town's jurisdiction (unless the discharge has to do with stopping a felony in progress or some such - I don't think 'warning shots' are exempt regardless of the purpose). Being a former cop I'd figure you'd know that.

[Hitch]

Most cities and towns have an ordinance regarding discharging guns within the city's or town's jurisdiction (unless the discharge has to do with stopping a felony in progress or some such - I don't think 'warning shots' are exempt regardless of the purpose). Being a former cop I'd figure you'd know that.

I do know that. That's why I asked that question? Discharging a firearm in self defense doesn't meet the elements of those ordinances.

[midnight rambler]

I do know that. That's why I asked that question? Discharging a firearm in self defense doesn't meet the elements of those ordinances.

Only donut munchers get to discharge a gun with impunity, everyone else gets charged with a crime for doing so. It's highly unlikely the donut munchers these days will allow one to slide when discharging a gun when in 'self-defense' against a dog, i.e. UNLESS one can show some serious dog bite wounds.

[Hitch]

Only donut munchers get to discharge a gun with impunity, everyone else gets charged with a crime for doing so. .

Again, no crime has been committed. If there is no harm done, 99% of cops would just take a report and be on their way.

[collector]

If any one of us shoot a police dog that's actually biting us - we'd get either charged with assaulting a police officer or killed on site. This guy got fired for shooting at a barking dog that was in retreat. No criminal charges, no civil lawsuit against him, just lost his job. Seems like a pretty unbalanced system when even animals don't have the same right to life based on....the oath they swear to uphold?

[mick silver]

you know the rules you said you were in the army i know i learned the rules of engagement years ago ... there no rules ...
My pets are like family and will be treated as such. If a cop shoots my dog, I WILL shoot that fucking cop. I will be damned if I'm taken alive as I know there is no such thing as a fair trial. They want to treat this country as if its a war zone. Then so be it. I didn't make the rules, I'm just recognizing the rules of engagement.

[Dogman]

http://www.kltv.com/story/25476446/former-rains-co-deputy-indicted-on-animal-cruelty-charge-after-shooting-dog
Former Rains Co. deputy indicted on animal cruelty charge after shooting dog Posted: May 09, 2014 1:29 PM CST Updated: May 09, 2014 1:29 PM CST By Whitley Walden - email (wbonnette@kltv.com?body=http://www.kltv.com/story/25476446/former-rains-co-deputy-indicted-on-animal-cruelty-charge-after-shooting-dog)


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Jarrod Dooley (Source: WFAA)



RAINS COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - The former Rains County deputy who shot a dog after responding to a burglary call on April 18 has now been indicted on animal cruelty charges.

According to the Rains County District Clerk's Office, 32-year-old Jerrod Dooley has been charged with a state jail felony, punishable by up to two years behind bars. Dooley was fired on April 24 after threats were made against him and the sheriff's office following the controversial incident.

Rains County homeowner Cole Middleton arrived home around 11 a.m. on Friday, April 18 and discovered his home had been burglarized. Middleton said his guns, iPad and his wife's jewelry had been taken. Middleton called 911 at 12:46 p.m. At 2:41 p.m., Dooley arrived at the home.Middleton said when Dooley arrived to investigate, he claimed the dog was about to bite him and shot the dog to defend himself.

The homeowner says the dog was shot in the head. He begged the deputy to finish off his cowdog, named Candy, since the dog was suffering.“I was so upset. I went over there to her and she was still alive and I begged and pleaded with him to please shoot her again because I don’t have any firearms. They got stolen. He went and got in his vehicle and backed out of my driveway,” Middleton explained.


Middleton had trained Candy to be a cow dog, and he says his dog was a natural.“And then I had to do the unthinkable, the otherwise unthinkable. I had to kill my dog with my bare hands and put her out of her suffering, praying for this to be over with,” Middleton said.
The Middleton family says the necropsy report by a veterinarian proves that Candy was shot in the back of the head.


You do not mess with a good cow dog, here!