STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) — It happened on Monday when officers were called on a report of trespassing in Steuben County.
Upon arrival, police confronted the two suspects, 31-year-old Skyler Austin Robertson, and 35-year-old Hollie Sue Richter.
As reported by our newsgathering partners at 21ALIVE, the property owner assisted police in a UTV, after a foot-chase began when the two ran into some nearby woods.
After the suspects were warned that a K-9 would be released, Richter surrendered while Robertson continued to flee.
K-9 Klara caught up with Robertson as he ran into a large creek.
The department says the K-9 bit the suspect when he grabbed her by her collar and forced her head under the water in what officers call an apparent attempt to drown the dog.
The K-9 released the suspect and he fled once again before being arrested.
K-9 Klara is expected to recover and the two suspects were treated for their injuries before being booked into the Steuben County Jail.
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The whole situation sounds pretty sketchy on both sides- the accused, and law enforcement come out of the situation looking stupid. Trespassing and “drowning” an aggressive dog. It’s pathetic how police dogs are viewed as equal to people in police news. There are memorial services at a church for 2 police dogs in another story here on WOWO. Calling a dog an “officer” doesn’t make it a person any more than calling a dog’s tail a leg would give it five legs. How did we get to the point in our society where folks can’t even recognize basic differences between man, and the creation the he is to subdue and preside over?