A Houston Police Department K-9 is recovering after being choked to the point of unconsciousness, according to court records, by a man who was homeless and refused to leave an apartment unit near NRG Park.
Police said they got called to the apartment complex on Holly Hall Street on Sunday for a report of a homeless man in a vacant unit refusing to leave.
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When they arrived, they found 50-year-old Talmadge Blount in the unit, who continued refusing officers’ verbal commands to leave.
A K-9 was sent in, and Blount allegedly choked the K9, which hasn’t been identified, to the point of unconsciousness, according to court records.
Blount had to be tased to stop choking the K-9, records show.
Blount was charged with interference with a police service animal and given a $40,000 bond, records show. He remains in jail.
An HPD spokesperson said the K9 is expected to make a full recovery.
Blount has several previous convictions, records show, for charges including assault of a public servant, terroristic threat against a public servant, and attempted assault of a peace officer.
KPRC 2 is working to obtain more information on the incident.
Earlier this year, another law enforcement K-9, named Rocky, was shot in the face by a suspect who was hiding from officials with the U.S. Marshals Office. That dog also recovered from the attack.
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