DELAWARE, Ohio -- A man was sentenced for injuring a K-9 deputy by punching the dog several times in the face.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
Judge Everett H. Krueger sentenced Jeffrey L. Metz, 45, to 180 days in jail and five years of probation.
He was sentenced in Delaware County Common Pleas Court Monday.
Metz was driving more than 90 miles per hour on U.S. Route 42 northbound last January, according to Delaware County sheriff’s deputies.
When deputies attempted to pull over Metz, he continued to speed, and a high-speed pursuit ensued.
He spun out and stopped in a field.
Metz refused to listen to deputies’ orders to get out of his vehicle.
After numerous commands, K-9 deputy Thor was sent in to remove Metz.
Metz punched Thor several times in the head and throat, breaking the dog’s tooth.
He was charged and convicted on one count failure to comply with order or signal of a police officer, a third-degree felony, and one count of assaulting a police dog, a fourth-degree felony.
Metz was found guilty on both charges Wednesday, June 17, in the Delaware County Common Pleas Court.
He faced up to six-and-a-half years in prison.
It was the first felony conviction involving a K-9 assault in Delaware County’s criminal history.
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