Jesse Lindsey, 40, faces charges of robbery, theft, interfering with or mistreating a service animal and resisting law enforcement.
Officers responded to an armed robbery at a Marathon Gas station. A convenience store employee told police the suspect walked up with a candy bar, then displayed a handgun and demanded he open the cash register. The suspect fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.
He had been located with the help of a police K-9 unit named Jan. Police ordered Lindsey to crawl towards them so the dog could be removed. Lindsey kept fighting the dog, punching it in the face. Jan continued to pull Lindsey towards the officers as he continued to fight and escape from the dog.
Jan- The K9 Officer
http://fox59.com/2017/09/21/man-accused-of-robbing-muncie-convenience-store-punching-police-k-9/
Officers responded to an armed robbery at a Marathon Gas station. A convenience store employee told police the suspect walked up with a candy bar, then displayed a handgun and demanded he open the cash register. The suspect fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.
He had been located with the help of a police K-9 unit named Jan. Police ordered Lindsey to crawl towards them so the dog could be removed. Lindsey kept fighting the dog, punching it in the face. Jan continued to pull Lindsey towards the officers as he continued to fight and escape from the dog.
Jan- The K9 Officer
http://fox59.com/2017/09/21/man-accused-of-robbing-muncie-convenience-store-punching-police-k-9/