OHIO: K9 Bites Man Who Was Wrongly Accused

[HIGHTECHDUDE]

Dude was stopped for a stolen license plate although it was later determined to be a computer error and he didn't actually commit a crime. But, his big mouth and bad attitude still got him munched. He's now playing the race card to increase his chances in the ghetto lottery...

TOLEDO, Ohio (April 15, 2024) — New information and disturbing video of a K-9 released on a man during a traffic stop has come out Monday.

Last week, it was discovered that multiple officers with the Toledo Police Department were under investigation after releasing a K-9 on a man during a traffic stop. Now, body cam footage has been released.

According to a police report, TPD was alerted to a stolen license plate by a FLOCK camera. It turns out, that information was wrong. The FLOCK camera captured an image that came back to a Chevy Malibu but is pictured on the back of a late model red Dodge Ram pickup truck.

The officer saw the truck leaving a carryout and stopped it. With guns drawn, officers tell the driver multiple times to get out of the truck. Then, the K-9 officer gets the police dog.

The driver of the vehicle, Brandon Upchurch is seen getting out of the vehicle with his hands up. While asking why he was pulled over, officers can be heard ordering him to face away and get on the ground.

Upchurch then starts to walk in the grass and the K-9 handler gets closer with the dog. Upchurch was then arrested and charged with resisting arrest and obstruction.

Officers then realize the information they were given is wrong and it is not the stolen plate.

“It’s what? It’s not the stolen plate. No. No what was the stolen plate? JLL7632. Did It just miss hit? I think it miss hit. It ran 732 or 7632 from the way here and it was good then I saw this truck and saw it was on this truck. So that’s when I stopped it. So it was a misread. But I stopped it. I didn’t run this one. When I stopped him I’m trying to get him to get out. At least, mean you saw when you guys got here. He kept telling me no,” an officer is heard saying on the body camera footage.

Medical attention was provided to the driver at the scene. Police claim they thought the driver was going to flee and did not know if he or the passenger in the truck had any weapons.

According to TPD’s K-9 policy, before deploying, the handler should consider the severity of the crime, whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to officers or citizens and whether the suspect is actively resisting or attempting to evade arrest by hiding or fleeing.

[Trucked up]

Was kinda bullshit. There was no signs he had a weapon, there were 3 officers within feet of him, the dog didn't need to be released on him.

[Mr.NoCredit]

[Massacreman]

Found the fed.

In all reality, a computer error would never exonerate me if I kidnapped someone because my phone said "x individual stole a car, apprehend him" through some wild error and I followed the directions.

The fact there was a computer error is zero reason to do any of this. Follow him, sure, but felony stops are absolute garbage unless you're 100% sure they did something illegal.

[Vincentsdream]

What a boot licker statement.

All this bullshitndefense of cops who fuck up annoys me. "Well he had an attitude." Having an attitude isn't fucking illegal. If a customer mouths off to me and I attack them I'm going to jail. Even if i thought they might be stealing.

Cops shouldn't be exempt from the law. Fucking facist cocksuckers.

[monkuar]

actually agree with Vincentsdream here.