Pittsburgh Man Jailed For Yelling At Police Dog

[JODO 2]

Oct 9, 2007 8:27 pm US/Eastern

Pittsburgh Man Jailed For Yelling At Police Dog

(KDKA) PITTSBURGH A Pittsburgh man is in the Allegheny County Jail on $100,000 straight bond for allegedly yelling at a police dog.

Kenneth King, 23, walked by a K-9 police cruiser at a Sunoco station on the North Side shortly after midnight on Saturday and was startled by the dog, which was barking.

Police say King yelled at the dog, "Shut the [expletive] up, and charged with taunting a police animal.

King's parents call it absurd.

"To officially charge him with yelling at a dog – that's asinine to me," Annette Cash, his mother, said.

But at King's arraignment, District Justice Gene Ricciardi put him in jail and set the bond.

"A police dog is a police officer. There is no difference under the law," Ricciardi tells KDKA. "They are not pets and they are trained in the purposes of law enforcement and anyone who would taunt a police officer can be considered a threat to the community."

King's parents say their son, who was returning home from his job as a cook, has no criminal history and poses no threat to anyone.

According to the police report, King placed his hand on his back pocket and threatened to "shank" the dog. After police arrested him and patted him down, they discovered King was carrying a knife.

From jail, King told his parents he did say he would shank the dog but muttered it under his breath and didn't direct it at the officers and that he had no intent of harming the dog.

"Our son was wrong and he acknowledges he was wrong and we don't sit here and say he was right," Keith Cash, his father, said.

His parent say they have no way of coming up with his bond, so their son will stay in jail at least until next week when he faces a preliminary hearing. In the meantime, they say he stands to lose both of his jobs.

http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_282202055.html

[pj1959us 0]

In Normal, Illinois it's against the law to make faces at a dog...police dog or not!

[DeadPoolX 9]

I wonder what the penalty would be then, for making faces and yelling at a police dog in Normal, Illinois.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

The dog started it.

[Ban Hammer 14,702]

The dog started it.

i have to wonder what kinda fool intentionally pisses off a police dog?

[Jasman0717 9]

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[Sinergy 3]

The dog started it.

oh i so agree

[Sister Fracas 5]

I don't know why, but this cracks me up.... LOL....

go daaawg, go daaawg, go daaawg!

[featherB 1]

This reminds me of a guy who was (I think) jailed for calling a police horse gay... must see if I can find the story!

(edit... ahhh, here it is, and the case was dropped in the end, although the guy did have to spend the night in the cells).

Edited October 17, 2007 by featherB

[JODO 2]

This reminds me of a guy who was (I think) jailed for calling a police horse gay... must see if I can find the story!

(edit... ahhh, here it is, and the case was dropped in the end, although the guy did have to spend the night in the cells).

[natty bumppo 297]

The dog started it.

i have to wonder what kinda fool intentionally pisses off a police dog?

did he piss the dog off first ... or did the dog just spout off (as dogs do) ..

[almaty 19]

the Dog was licking his nuts and he interrupted him..he should be jailed for that..

[Mrs.J06 4]

Oct 9, 2007 8:27 pm US/Eastern

Pittsburgh Man Jailed For Yelling At Police Dog

(KDKA) PITTSBURGH A Pittsburgh man is in the Allegheny County Jail on $100,000 straight bond for allegedly yelling at a police dog.

Kenneth King, 23, walked by a K-9 police cruiser at a Sunoco station on the North Side shortly after midnight on Saturday and was startled by the dog, which was barking.

Police say King yelled at the dog, "Shut the [expletive] up, and charged with taunting a police animal.

King's parents call it absurd.

"To officially charge him with yelling at a dog – that's asinine to me," Annette Cash, his mother, said.

But at King's arraignment, District Justice Gene Ricciardi put him in jail and set the bond.

"A police dog is a police officer. There is no difference under the law," Ricciardi tells KDKA. "They are not pets and they are trained in the purposes of law enforcement and anyone who would taunt a police officer can be considered a threat to the community."

King's parents say their son, who was returning home from his job as a cook, has no criminal history and poses no threat to anyone.

According to the police report, King placed his hand on his back pocket and threatened to "shank" the dog. After police arrested him and patted him down, they discovered King was carrying a knife.

From jail, King told his parents he did say he would shank the dog but muttered it under his breath and didn't direct it at the officers and that he had no intent of harming the dog.

"Our son was wrong and he acknowledges he was wrong and we don't sit here and say he was right," Keith Cash, his father, said.

His parent say they have no way of coming up with his bond, so their son will stay in jail at least until next week when he faces a preliminary hearing. In the meantime, they say he stands to lose both of his jobs.

http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_282202055.html

If it was such a highly trained, non-pet animal why did it bark at somebody just passing by like a regular bad-mannered dog?

[Fandango 1,440]

Poor guy....gonna lose both of his jobs now.

what a crock of sh!t....I hate the police sometimes.

[Peikko 1,575]

Agree with Lisa, stupid idiot did a stupid thing, but to go to jail and possibly lose his job? That's really going to benefit everyone including the wronged police dog!