Man Who Allegedly Shot Officer, K-9 Partner Gets $2M Bond
Photo courtesy of WHIZ-TV
UPDATE: A man who allegedly shot a Zanesville officer and his K-9 partner is arraigned and makes pleas Wednesday.
ZANESVILLE, Ohio—A man who allegedly shot a Zanesville officer and his K-9 partner was arraigned and made pleas Wednesday.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
Dominick Conley, 19, appeared in Muskingum County Court Wednesday.
Conley pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of assault and criminal damaging.
He pleaded not guilty to the following felony charges: assault on a police officer, assaulting a police dog, kidnapping, abduction and aggravated burglary.
All of the felony charges have firearm specifications, which would add prison time to the charges in convicted.
Zanesville officer Michael Schiele, 29, confronted Conley on the 500 block of Indiana Street at about 8:15 p.m. Sunday, according to Zanesville police.
Conley had outstanding warrants for previous misdemeanor charges.
Schiele attempted to take Conley into custody, and a struggle began, police said.
The K-9 officer, Bosco, chased Conley as he allegedly tried to flee the scene.
Police said the suspect fired two shots; both shots hit Bosco.
Police said the suspect also fired shots at Schiele; the officer was hit once.
Schiele suffered one gunshot wound to the left-leg area.
He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital but later was transferred Grant Medical Center. Schiele was treated and released.
Bosco was transported to Brandywine Hospital for Pets and later transported by helicopter to Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital.
Conley allegedly car-jacked a woman, broke into two relatives’ homes and held six family members at gunpoint in Canton after the incident in Zanesville.
Conley was arrested by Canton police around 1 p.m. Monday afternoon.
Bosco surgery Monday afternoon at Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital, according to WHIZ-TV.
ZPD had no new information on Bosco’s condition Wednesday afternoon.
Conley’s sentencing on the misdemeanor charges was scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 2.
His preliminary hearing on the felony charges was scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 3.
His bond was set at $2 million.
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Are you serious? You have a person who has messed up some where in his life, and he shoots a police officer & his dog because he was scared? You really have to be in the 2nd stage of stupidity. Believe it or not, but when you commit a crime aginst the public (and this includes you, your mom, sisters & brothers) he needs to be held accountable. People (middle, and older aged people) are really getting tired of the younger generations attitude. There are to many people out there for the young generation to have the “ME,ME,ME” attitude.
Are you serious Fapfap?? Just a dog, i hope when you or someone you know is attacked and the slimebag takes off that the officer doesn’t let the dog out of the car to catch him and your attacker stays free and you live a life of fear. Because it’s just a dog, right?
so it is okay to hunt down and kill any animal you consider to be game, but not for an individual to hunt down and shoot what they feel is a threat???
Another prime example of ‘punk’ attitude, or Look at how bad I am. This kind of thinking has become more prevelent in todays life. I don’t agree with the attitude of some police officers either, but if everyones attitude turns sour, it spills over to people just trying to get by in life. It’s one thing to get upset, and voice your opinion, but all of this shoot-em up, I have have to carry a gun attitude has got to quit. No one, or no thing deserves to be shot, with the exception of hunting.
Posted by ( albundy40 ) on August 26, 2009 at 6:28 pm
“taste the reality your an idiot plain and simple an idiot”
and this is coming from a intelligent individual whom refers to himself as albundy????? hmmmmmm, i wonder if you even the know the meaning of the word idiot, as oposed to performing like one.
OK. Take the dog out of the equation.
He was walking down the street, when he was recognized by a police officer as having a warrant for his arrest on a misdemeanor charge.
He shot that police officer.
If he has such a blatant disregard for authority, whether it is sociopathic, schitzophrenic, or sphincterific behavior.
What if it had been children playing cops and robbers? (Do they still do that?) Or the old standby “What if that was your mom/daughter/brother/father/sister/cousin/grandparent/Sunday school teacher?“
I did see how quickly the family was on the airwaves talking about his mental problems, and how he was a good boy that was steered wrong.
I agree with FapFap. Wasn’t there a story a few weeks ago where some moron fled police, punched a K-9 and got 6 months in jail and a few days later, some drunk moron punched AND KILLED a guy over spilt beer and got 30 days? These ‘police’ dogs are just that, dogs. Trained animals. It cracks me up to no end when these ‘police’ dogs are referred to as officers. If I was a cop, I don’t think I’d take to kindly to a trained animal being elevated to my level. (Or would it be the other way around and I’d be lowered to their level?) And as a result of this lop sided justice system we have, people that assault a ‘police’ animal (dog/horse/cat/gopher) are pretty much given the same sentence as if they shot/punched a human cop. Oh the insanity. Maybe cops should train lions. I’d LOVE to see that. Or better yet, a liger. A liger with a gold shield hanging around his neck and taser guns mounted on his back or paws….... driving around…...that’s right, driving. After all, if trained animals are police officers, sit them in front of an evaluation panel and put them through a battery of psychological tests, train them in high speed pursuits and give them a driver’s license and let ‘em go.
it’s just a dog not a human.
2mil isn’t enough for this pile of sewage. To shoot a police officer and his dog is beyond the pale. I am very happy that the officer is doing fine. I only hope that if the dog does not fare as well, that murdering a police officer can be leveled against this reperbate!!!
Brodie I agree with you, and FapFap the dog can’t move from the neck down.Doesn’t matter it shows he would kill anyone or any thing. And yes the world is out of wack.
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