Posted on 01/09/2014 12:02:01 PM PST by nickcarraway
A South Carolina man who killed a police dog during a gunfight and chase has pleaded guilty and will serve 35 years in prison, officials said. Maurice McCreary, 24, admitted he fired a half-dozen shots at officers who were pursuing him after an armed robbery Dec. 16, 2011. No officers were hit but Fargo, who along with a large contingent of police was chasing McCreary.
When Fargo caught up to McCreary the dog bit him and latched on. As McCreary tried to run away he shot at the animal. Fargo survived long enough to make it to an emergency veterinarian but died later that night.
Several officers who testified at Monday's hearing became emotional when recalling that night, including Richland County Sheriff's investigator Warren Cavanagh, Fargo's handler, the State of Columbia reported.
"Who did he have that gun drawn for?" Cavanagh asked. "Yes, there was a dog that was killed, but he was killed doing his job and that was protecting these officers that night."
Eventually more than 200 officers were called in to help hunt down McCreary over a nine-hour span. He was eventually found sleeping in a shed behind a home in the area.
McCreary apologized to officers before receiving his sentence.
"Being bit by a dog, I did freak out and I did shoot at the dog," McCreary said. "I just ask that you accept my apology. It was never my intention to go out that night and shoot at officers and have a shootout."
McCreary pleaded guilty to five counts of attempted murder and one count of killing a police dog. He was sentenced to five concurrent 30-year terms for the attempted murder charges and an additional five years for killing the police dog, to be served after he completes the attempted murder sentences.
“Yes, he shot back at the cops, but we don’t know the whole story on that, do we? Nor will we, thanks to a the complicit MSM. “
Your bias shows. Why do you say he “shot back” at the cops. That impies the cops shot first. You don’t know that. Besides, why do you prefer to take the side of armed robbers?
BTW, great screen name. When I was a kid back in the 70's I lived in Newbury park, just a few miles south of Point Magu where they were based would practice from....many fond memories of their flyovers!!
I do too, and thanks, you caused me to go back and read a comment I overlooked.
BTW, great screen name. When I was a kid back in the 70's I lived in Newbury park, just a few miles south of Point Magu where they were based would practice from....many fond memories of their flyovers!!
Dang keyboard ;)
Off topic, but one useful legal fiction involves the filing of a patent application under the patent cooperation treaty. One filing, in one country, works the legal fiction that a proper application was simultaneously filed in as many as 160+ patent offices throughout the world.
Another one is that the USPTO works the legal fiction that it received a patent application the moment you give it to the Postal Service, provided you use Express Mail. It has to be Express Mail, FedEx, overnight anything else doesn't work the same legal magic.
Another stupid stinking lying headline! He was put away for firing a half-dozen shots at officers and for shooting the dog!
I know.
I responded before I read his retraction.
My bad.
I know.
I responded before I read his retraction.
My bad.
All is good.
Did you have to repost to get your reply to show up too?
“———— those who are supposed “to serve us.” abuse us and our pets routinely. “
Wow,I wasn’t aware that it was routine.
How many pets do they kill per year?
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Yes.
Thanks....thought it was just me.
Only five years??? For shooting a viscous animal that is trying to rip you apart??? He's just supposed to lay there and enjoy it???
Google is not your friend:
About 26,700,000 results (0.18 seconds)
The gubmint and their tools reign supreme....lie down, get on your knees and take it like a serf.
“Wow,I wasn’t aware that it was routine.
How many pets do they kill per year?”
I’d suggest you just read through all the posts every day on FR. Seldom a day goes by that there isn’t at least one posted. Sometimes a few more make the papers around the country.
The man should not get more time for shooting a police dog than murdering another person.
“I’d suggest you just read through all the posts every day on FR. Seldom a day goes by that there isn’t at least one posted. Sometimes a few more make the papers around the country.”
Actually, you would be better off reading about them in papers OUTSIDE of the country...!
I don’t think Google hits are a an account of incidents,just an account of Google hits.
There are 1,640,000 hits for my GRANDAUGHTER.
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“I’d suggest you just read through all the posts every day on FR. “
I do,I’m on a dog ping list.
There are several dog shooting incidents each week but that hardly makes them “routine”.
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Well, if only 1% of those stories are unique, I guess that would be acceptable.....
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