CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A cornered South Carolina car thief suspect who decided to wrestle with a police dog and try to strangle it was recovering from bite wounds Monday. Sunday night, police in Charlotte responded to a 911 call from a man who said he could see someone trying to steal his car. The canine unit also responded, and after just a few minutes, the dog located the man and had him cornered, the Charlotte Observer said. | Suspect soon to be known as "Chew Toy" |
Officers said the man lunged at the dog, and wrestled with it briefly as he tried to choke it. The dog took control and bit the suspect, which required hospital treatment, the newspaper said. | Hope it required a lot of stiches |
On top of charges of attempted breaking and entering a vehicle and resisting arrest, the unidentified man faces a charge of assault on a police dog. |