PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (AP) — A Georgia fugitive is accused of choking his girlfriend, then punching a police dog before he was arrested in the Tampa Bay area.
Authorities say 25-year-old John Hagin fled before police arrived for a domestic disturbance call at a Pinellas Park motel on Monday. But officers quickly spotted him nearby.
The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/1KcWLLP ) reports the man ran into a nearby city park. Officers sent a police dog after him.
According to a police report, Hagin punched the dog in the head and body after it bit him. The dog wasn't injured, but Hagin was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Hagin was wanted in Georgia on drug charges and now faces multiple charges including domestic battery by strangulation and offenses against a police dog.
He remains in jail.
