"Our department policy is to take the dog off the street for a few days, make some determinations as to what happened, make sure everything was done properly; have the dog to a veterinarian, make sure we follow the rules like everybody else is supposed to do when a dog bite occurs,” said Clint McQueen, chief of the police department.
McQueen said the incident happened inside the courtroom of Judge Blaine Akers during a Red Ribbon Day mock drug sweep involving all elementary school kids from Clay County. The boy bitten was a 5th grader from Jackson Elementary School.
"One of the children -- an 11-year-old male -- had moved quickly,” the chief explained. “The dog responded quickly; grabbed the boy's leg, which caused a couple puncture wounds! It was only a few seconds before officers had control of the dog, got him to release the bite. The bite occurred on the boy's left leg, lower -- by the calf area."
The unidentified boy was taken to a Brazil hospital, then on to Indianapolis by his parents for further evaluation, according to the chief.
(WTHI - Oct 21, 2013)
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