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Ohio Police Officer On Paid Leave Amid Investigation For Allowing K-9 To Attack An Unarmed Black Man (Video)

<p>On July 4&comma; a police K-9 attacked <strong>Jadarrius Rose<&sol;strong>&comma; 23&comma; while he was unarmed and surrendering to police&period; The dog&&num;8217&semi;s handler&comma; <strong>Officer Ryan Speakman<&sol;strong>&comma; seemingly sicced the trained animal on Rose&comma; despite objections from fellow law enforcement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ohio <strong>Mayor Don Mcllroy<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cnn&period;com&sol;2023&sol;07&sol;25&sol;us&sol;circleville-ohio-black-man-police-dog-attack&sol;index&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">confirmed the <&sol;a>officer&&num;8217&semi;s identity to <em>CNN<&sol;em>&comma; adding that he&&num;8217&semi;s now on paid administrative leave&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;georgia-man-to-sue-police-department-after-suffering-40-bites-from-k-9-during-wrongful-arrest&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Georgia Man To Sue Police Department After Suffering 40 Bites From K-9 During Wrongful Arrest<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>In a joint statement&comma; Mayor Mcllroy and <strong>Police Chief G&period; Shawn Baer<&sol;strong> confirmed a use-of-force review board is investigating the incident&period; The findings will reportedly be available to the public next week&period; Ryan Speakman has not been charged with anything&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; Jadarrius Rose is <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;georgia-mother-murder-charges-seven-year-olds-body-found-closet&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">charged with<&sol;a> failure to comply with an order or signal by a police officer&comma; which is a fourth-degree felony&period; The Ross County Prosecutor&&num;8217&semi;s Office is still determining whether it&&num;8217&semi;ll pursue the charge&comma; per the <em>Associated Press<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1683545668390887434" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Jadarrius Rose Led Police On Car Chase Out Of Fear For His Life &amp&semi; Confusion<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>An incident report by the Ohio State Highway Patrol&&num;8211&semi;along with dashcam and bodycam footage&&num;8211&semi;detailed what happened on July 4&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The 23-year-old was traveling on a highway through Jackson County when a Motor Carrier Enforcement inspector noticed a missing mud flap&period; The inspector reportedly tried and failed to pull over Rose&&num;8217&semi;s semi-truck&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In response&comma; the inspector requested assistance from dispatch&comma; requesting a marked patrol unit&period; Meanwhile&comma; according to<em> NBC News<&sol;em>&comma; Rose was reportedly on the phone <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;jadarrius-rose-black-man-mauled-police-dog-called-911-ohio-traffic-sto-rcna95836" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">with emergency dispatchers<&sol;a> saying he was in fear for his life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ross County Sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s Office says they believe the man on released 911 calls is Rose&&num;8211&semi;despite him not identifying himself in the two calls&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Right now I&&num;8217&semi;m being chased by like 20 police officers and they all got their guns pointed directly to my truck&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the man told dispatchers&period; &&num;8220&semi;So now I&&num;8217&semi;m trying to figure out why they got their guns all pointed to me and they&&num;8217&semi;re all white people&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>At one point&comma; Rose slows the truck to a stop&period; He quickly takes off again after an officer exits a car with their gun trained on the semi-truck&period; Rose tells dispatchers he&&num;8217&semi;s driving the truck&comma; which he doesn&&num;8217&semi;t own&comma; to a delivery point&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I don&&num;8217&semi;t know why they&&num;8217&semi;re trying to kill me&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Jadarrius said on the second phone call&period; &&num;8220&semi;I do not feel safe without stopping&comma; I don&&num;8217&semi;t know why they&&num;8217&semi;re throwing stuff on the ground trying to get me in a car accident&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>But the chase doesn&&num;8217&semi;t last long&comma; and Rose eventually pulls over and exits&&num;8211&semi;at the encouragement of the dispatcher&period; Law enforcement agents immediately surrounded Rose on both sides of the highway&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Ohio State Trooper Ordered Officer Ryan Speakman Not To Release The K-9 Several Times<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Footage shows Jadarrius Rose standing near the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;subway-titan-submersible-billboard&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">yellow road line<&sol;a> with his hands up as multiple officers shout instructions&period; In the background&comma; a state trooper is heard saying&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Don&&num;8217&semi;t release the dog&&num;8221&semi; and &&num;8220&semi;Don&&num;8217&semi;t release the dog with his hands up&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The trooper&&num;8217&semi;s commands continue as Officer Speakman deploys the K-9 in Rose&&num;8217&semi;s direction&period; His objections intensify&comma; and Rose&&num;8211&semi;on his knees&&num;8211&semi;attempts to stand up&period; But the K-9&comma; who first ran to other officers before lunging at Rose&comma; yanks the 23-year-old into the grassy highway divider&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;dog-kills-kansas-man-gun-hunting-accident&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Kansas Man Dies After Dog Discharged Hunting Equipment And Fatally Struck Him<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>The same trooper yells&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Get the dog off of him&comma;&&num;8221&semi; several times&period; Other law enforcement officers start shouting similar commands as the dog mauls a screaming Rose&period; After separating the K-9 from Jadarrius&comma; state troopers treated his injuries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1683546944126197797" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Though Jadarrius received medical treatment&comma; authorities arrested and booked him into Ross County Jail upon his hospital release&period; Rose has been <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;apnews&period;com&sol;article&sol;police-dog-attack-traffic-stop-circleville-ohio-9cde85629aa22f75520025706fdc4ffc" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">out of custody<&sol;a> since July 7&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s unclear if he plans to pursue a lawsuit against the K-9 handler or the involved police department&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Shade Room reached out to Circleville Police Department for additional comments but has not received a response&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"133119" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;circleville-leave-k-9-black-man-jadarrius-rose&sol;" data-secure&equals;"edb4cef2ba"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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