ϳԹ

Image

Man Bites Dog, Dog Bites Man

Police canine required 15 stitches

Published:  Updated: 

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! .

A North Carolina man is after biting off the ear of a Wilmington Police dog in an attempt to evade arrest. Police tracked 22-year-old Travis Keith Glaspie, wanted on several outstanding warrants, using a trained K-9 named Maxx. When Maxx attempted to wrestle the fugitive to the ground, authorities say Glaspie sunk his teeth into the dog’s ear. “It was something we haven’t seen,” Corporal David Pellegrino said. “Yes, our dogs do get assaulted, but no one has ever tried to cannibalize one of our animals before.” Maxx, in turn, bit Glaspie in the thigh. The man is now being held on a $1 million dollar bond for felony assault of a law enforcement animal.

Read more at

Filed to:

Popular on ϳԹ Online