![]() ![]() “Frankly, my first reaction was training, it really was. Mike DeWine said at a press conference Tuesday. “You have a Circleville police officer making clearly a call that was not within normal protocol,” Gov. The video sparked outrage after it was released Monday, with Ohio’s governor calling it a “wake-up call” for better police training. What you saw is what, pretty much, happened.”ĪLSO READ| UFO congressional hearing: 10 things you need to about today's hearing Rose told The Columbus Dispatch that he couldn’t talk about why he fled from the officers but said, “I’m just glad that it was recorded. The 23-year-old victim did not explain why he didn’t stop when police first tried to pull him over, but a 911 call he made revealed he told dispatchers that the officers chasing him were “trying to kill” him and he didn’t feel safe stopping after seeing they had their guns drawn. Rose was taken to a nearby hospital for the dog bites and was charged with failure to comply, a fourth-degree felony, after being released. Rose obeyed by kneeling and raising his hands, as a state trooper told Speakman, “Do not release the dog with his hands up!”īut Speakman let go of the dog, which ran toward Rose and bit him as he cried for help. “Get on the ground or you’re going to get bit!” he yelled in the video. The accused police officer, who joined the Circleville department in February 2020, unleashed his police dog after a 25-minute chase involving the Ohio State Highway Patrol.īodycam video showed the moment Ohio state troopers told Rose to come forward while Speakman, holding the K9, shouted different commands. On Wednesday, Officer Ryan Speakman was terminated for releasing his K9 on a man.(Circleville Police/Facebook) Speakman’s police union, the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, filed a grievance Wednesday demanding that Circleville reinstate Speakman and clear his record, claiming he was fired without just cause. They did not reveal what led them to fire Speakman, a three-year department officer, and said it would not comment further on a personnel matter. However, the department said that the Review Board only looked at whether Speakman’s actions were within department policies and procedures, not whether they warranted discipline.ĪLSO READ| Digital Public Library of America launches app to freely access banned books utilizing GPS-based geo-targeting The Circleville Police Use of Force Review Board found “that the department’s policy for the use of canines was followed in the apprehension and arrest” and that the K9 training protocols were also followed. The firing came a day after Speakman was put on paid administrative leave as his use of force was probed. The department said Wednesday that Speakman “did not meet the standards and expectations we hold for our police officers” and terminated him “effective immediately.” Ryan Speakman, a Circleville Police Department officer, ignored orders to hold back the German shepherd K9 that bit Jadarrius Rose, 23, who had his hands up and was on his knees. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY./File Photo(via REUTERS) THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. Ohio State Highway Patrol/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. Jin a still image from police body camera video. FILE PHOTO: Truck driver Jadarrius Rose, 23 is handcuffed by an Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) officer as a police dog is held back after Rose was attacked by the animal during a traffic stop south of Columbus, Ohio, U.S. ![]() A black truck driver who was attacked by a police dog while surrendering on July 4 has seen justice after the Ohio cop who released the animal was fired. ![]()
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