A Salt Lake City police officer faces a felony charge after ordering a police dog to attack a Black man who was on his knees with his hands raised. The man’s injuries were so severe he required surgery, reports KUER.
Jeffery Ryans, who sustained multiple dog bites, is shown here discussing his encounter with Salt Lake City police at his attorney's office in Salt Lake City.Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP
"He certainly wasn't posing an imminent threat of violence or harm to anyone and he certainly wasn't concealed. He was fenced in an area and was being compliant," Gill said. released by Gill's office, Pearce and the police dog named Tuco confronted Ryans through a fence. Pearce told Ryans to get on the ground.
"Ryans did not express any intentions or engage in actions reflecting he was going to resist the officers," the report states.
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