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Family considering legal action following use of K-9 during Florida man's arrest
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The family of a Melbourne man is considering legal action against the Brevard County Sheriff's Office following the use of a K-9 during an arrest last week.
The sheriff's office posted edited video of the arrest on its Facebook page as part of the department's "Riding Shotgun" segment.
According to an arrest report, the incident happened last Tuesday, June 2, near Cocoa after deputies pulled over a car that James Corona, 27, was riding in.
Court documents show Corona was wanted on a warrant for violating his probation, which he received as part of a sentence for a conviction last May of reckless driving involving alcohol.
"Step out of the car, James, with your hands up, or you're going to get bit," the K-9 deputy could be overheard yelling at Corona in the video. "This is your last warning. Step out of the car, or you're gonna get dog bit. Come out to us with your hands up."
The video appears to show Corona with his feet and arms out of the car right before the deputy released the K-9. As the video is edited, it's unclear how long deputies had been commanding Corona to exit the vehicle. WESH 2 reached out to the sheriff's office for clarification but had not yet received a response as of Wednesday evening.
"I got out the car, and they released the dog on me as soon as I got out the car," Corona told WESH 2. "They said they were going to release the dog if I didn't cooperate, but, actually, I didn't understand because I was cooperating."
James Smith, a former U.S. military police officer who now works as a criminal defense attorney, watched the video. He's not connected with the case.
"I think what's troubling about the video is that you see a suspect whose feet are visible and whose hands are visible and despite that, the K-9 still attacks him," he said. "In this instance, you have an unarmed suspect. He doesn't have a weapon. He's not presenting any danger at all to anyone, and he appears to be complying at that point with the orders. So the use of a canine to me would appear to be excessive."
Corona had to receive treatment at a hospital following his encounter with the K-9, according to his arrest report, before he was transported to the Brevard County Jail.
"It was very painful. It still is very painful. The dog took a piece of my arm out," he said.
Corona and his family believe the use of the K-9 was unjustified, as they claim he was complying with deputies' orders. They're considering legal action.
"We're human beings. We're not animals. The dog is an animal. That's why you had to get him off my arm, because he was attacking me," Corona said. "I just want reform. I want them to do better, to listen to people more."
In addition to the violation of probation charge, Corona was also charged with resisting arrest without violence in this latest incident.
The sheriff's office posted edited video of the arrest on its Facebook page as part of the department's "Riding Shotgun" segment.
According to an arrest report, the incident happened last Tuesday, June 2, near Cocoa after deputies pulled over a car that James Corona, 27, was riding in.
Court documents show Corona was wanted on a warrant for violating his probation, which he received as part of a sentence for a conviction last May of reckless driving involving alcohol.
"Step out of the car, James, with your hands up, or you're going to get bit," the K-9 deputy could be overheard yelling at Corona in the video. "This is your last warning. Step out of the car, or you're gonna get dog bit. Come out to us with your hands up."
The video appears to show Corona with his feet and arms out of the car right before the deputy released the K-9. As the video is edited, it's unclear how long deputies had been commanding Corona to exit the vehicle. WESH 2 reached out to the sheriff's office for clarification but had not yet received a response as of Wednesday evening.
"I got out the car, and they released the dog on me as soon as I got out the car," Corona told WESH 2. "They said they were going to release the dog if I didn't cooperate, but, actually, I didn't understand because I was cooperating."
James Smith, a former U.S. military police officer who now works as a criminal defense attorney, watched the video. He's not connected with the case.
"I think what's troubling about the video is that you see a suspect whose feet are visible and whose hands are visible and despite that, the K-9 still attacks him," he said. "In this instance, you have an unarmed suspect. He doesn't have a weapon. He's not presenting any danger at all to anyone, and he appears to be complying at that point with the orders. So the use of a canine to me would appear to be excessive."
Corona had to receive treatment at a hospital following his encounter with the K-9, according to his arrest report, before he was transported to the Brevard County Jail.
"It was very painful. It still is very painful. The dog took a piece of my arm out," he said.
Corona and his family believe the use of the K-9 was unjustified, as they claim he was complying with deputies' orders. They're considering legal action.
"We're human beings. We're not animals. The dog is an animal. That's why you had to get him off my arm, because he was attacking me," Corona said. "I just want reform. I want them to do better, to listen to people more."
In addition to the violation of probation charge, Corona was also charged with resisting arrest without violence in this latest incident.
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Bellybutton 8 hours ago
Give him 50 bucks and a weeks supply of bananas.
Don’t break the law and comply immediately equals zero dog bites.
Better give the dog a rabies shot as a precaution.
JobyFluorine 8 minutes ago
@Bellybutton Give him concrete boots and take him fishing.
JobyFluorine 8 hours ago
"I just want reform. I want them to do better, to listen to people more."
Do better?!?! Yeah! I want them to do better, too! We need to give them back their clubs for non-complying fuctards like you, "Corona".
Also, why is so much edited out of this video?!? It's hard to be outraged when you have all the facts, I guess.
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