The incident, which happened on July 4 in the municipality of Circleville, started when police attempted to stop a truck that had refused to stop for an inspection.
Jadarrius Rose, the driver, emerged from the chase with his hands up, but the police dog bit him.
The chase, according to Mr. Rose, 23, made him fear for his life.
According to mayor Don McIlroy, when inspectors saw a missing mud flap on a vehicle, the Ohio Highway Patrol called Circleville police to report it had failed to stop.
The event was captured on bodycam and dashcam film, which reveals a protracted pursuit that culminated with the lorry being surrounded by police and cars.One police officer can be heard ordering Mr. Rose to “get on the ground or you’re going to get bit” after the car was stopped.
But constantly being told to “not release the dog with his hands up” by another officer, who is thought to be an Ohio state trooper, can be overheard.
Mr. Rose followed the cops’ instructions and raised his hands in the air. However, the German Shepherd police dog was let loose and was later observed dragging Mr. Rose to the ground in a field close to a road.
During the chase, Mr. Rose called 911 and expressed his concern that the officers were “trying to kill me” and his confusion over why they “all had [their] guns drawn out for whatever reason.”He said, “I do not feel safe with stopping,” in the call, which Circleville police on Monday provided to CNN. Throughout the 911 conversation, the dispatcher reminds Mr. Rose to stop several times.
The officer who released the K-9 police dog had previously been subject to disciplinary action, according to Mr. McIlroy, who also revealed that the officer has been placed on administrative leave while the inquiry is ongoing.
The officer’s actions were described as “barbaric” by Nana Watson, the president of the local Columbus chapter of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
The episode brings back “horrible memories and images of the unleashing of dogs on civil activists that occurred in the south during the 1960s,” she continued. Our goal is that a complete investigation will be carried out and that justice will be delivered, up to and including the termination of the involved officer, she added.
The review board’s preliminary conclusions should be made public the following week.
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