Jerrod Dooley
Posted on 04/27/2014 10:11:09 AM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
Jerrod Dooley
Candy, the dog
RAINS COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - A former Rains County deputy retained a Dallas attorney on Friday. Jerrod Dooley was fired by Rains County on Thursday after he shot a dog while responding to a burglary call on April 18.
"[The] dog shooting in Rains County this week [was] an unfortunate situation," said Peter Schulte, Dooley's attorney. "Deputy Dooley retained me today to share his side... I ask that everyone keep an open mind about the Rains County incident. It's a horrible situation but I do believe the shooting is justified."
Rains County Sheriff David Traylor said he received a message on Friday by someone claiming to be Dooley's attorney. The Rains County attorney advised the sheriff not to return the call and to forward further calls to the county attorney.
According to the Rains County Sheriff's Office, Dooley was fired for his own safety because of threats. Sheriff David Traylor added that it is the safest move for the department and the deputy.
"That was a decision I know means saying at this point he is guilty of a criminal offense, but it is being investigated toward the criminal side right now," Traylor said.
Homeowner Cole Middleton arrived home around 11 a.m. and discovered his home had been burglarized. Middleton said his guns, iPad and his wife's jewelry had been taken. Middleton called 911 at 12:46 p.m. At 2:41 p.m., Dooley arrived at the home.
Middleton said when Dooley arrived to investigate, he claimed the dog was about to bite him and shot the dog to defend himself.
The homeowner says the dog was shot in the head. He begged the deputy to finish off his cowdog, named Candy, since the dog was suffering.“I was so upset. I went over there to her and she was still alive and I begged and pleaded with him to please shoot her again because I don’t have any firearms. They got stolen. He went and got in his vehicle and backed out of my driveway,” Middleton explained.
Middleton had trained Candy to be a cow dog, and he says his dog was a natural.“And then I had to do the unthinkable, the otherwise unthinkable. I had to kill my dog with my bare hands and put her out of her suffering, praying for this to be over with,” Middleton said.
The Middleton family says the necropsy report by a veterinarian proves that Candy was shot in the back of the head.
Ever watch a cattle dog work? Cattle dogs don’t flee and they don’t back down. They work, they reposition and they herd and because they herd they nip and bite. I do not believe for one second the dog was “fleeing.”
Was the dog in question being aggressive, unknown, but experience tells me there is a good chance the dog was doing what it was bred to do. Herd the stranger off the property. MOST people would be intimidated by that behavior from the cattle dog and would claim the dog is aggressive.
Very tragic this guy is devastated. Cop should remain fired, fined, and jailed for reckless use of a firearm.
...OR NOT!!!
He got fired!
Nice to know Texans will not tolerate shooting a dog then letting it suffer, even under color of authoritah.
I so want to move to Texas!
No, it was a general question. Why do you have such thin skin?
Those of us who read the article saw this in the next to the last paragraphs:
The homeowner says the dog was shot in the head. He begged the deputy to finish off his cowdog, named Candy, since the dog was suffering.“I was so upset. I went over there to her and she was still alive and I begged and pleaded with him to please shoot her again because I don’t have any firearms. They got stolen. He went and got in his vehicle and backed out of my driveway,” Middleton explained.
Middleton had trained Candy to be a cow dog, and he says his dog was a natural.“And then I had to do the unthinkable, the otherwise unthinkable. I had to kill my dog with my bare hands and put her out of her suffering, praying for this to be over with,” Middleton said.
The claim made above was back of head implying the dog was feeling when the deputy shot. I had not seen that mentioned anywhere. That statement changes it altogether.
The next time you need to euthanize your pet, just call the cops.
Then why address your question “Hey Deacon”?
What was the dog feeling?
I posted it to you right?
What moniker did you want me to use when I posted?
You can look at that dog, and tell it’s no threat. Here is a link, with supporting video/picture of the incident. You be the judge.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=900_1398276607
Dooley was obviously does not have the best judgement. That’s something critical if you are going to be a police officer. It comes across as trigger happy too.
The police did the right thing, by firing Dooley, because you can best bet a lawsuit is coming from the family. Believe me lawyers are licking their chops. This will be an easy case.
Dooley will probably facing a personal lawsuit too. This is why is layered up, and is hoping to get his job back. The best thing Dooley can do is leave the State and work some where else.
People love their dogs, and when you shoot a dog. That’s like a killing a small child. Dooley back on the force would not only be a public distraction, but it would be a black eye between the community and police.
I just watched the dashcam.
The dog was in the back of the pick-up barking one second and the next...just before she jumps out...you can hear the shift in her barking from warning to serious and seconds later the dog was shot.
She was a trained ‘cow dog’ too boot. Which means she is trained that if whatever she is herding isn’t doing what she wants...she’s gonna run up and bite it.
I encounter cow dogs often on premises. They can be real aggressive and do bite. One in particular bit me hard on the calf of my leg from behind and I kicked the shoot out of him. The client got mad at me and is no longer a client. People with dogs like these also have a responsibility to keep them up when expecting someone with which the dog may become aggressive. The dog didn’t have to be running away from the Deputy to have the bullet in the back of the head. The Deputy could have been standing right over him as the dog was being aggressive.
Link at this thread has the dashcam video.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3148857/posts?page=51
Post #3 stated the dog was shot in the back of the head insinuating the deputy shot the dog and killed it while fleeing. I was requesting a source to back up a statement like that cause I had not seen it. That statement adds even more fire to this story and im awaiting that evidence.
Social media is the BEST way to spread the word about these dog killers...excellent link. Dog lovers should pass that link along as much as they can.
Has anyone ever heard of a dog shooting before this that was not justified by the cops?
Oh!
Fleeing.
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