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Wednesday, 02 March 2016 16:48

Report: Alleged K9 Killer Indicted

The man accused of killing Canton police dog "Jethro" has been indicted on a number of charges.

The Canton Repository reports that 22 year-old Kelontre Barefield was indicted by a Stark County Grand Jury on Tuesday on charges including aggravated robbery, felonious assault, and charges of assaulting and harrassing a police dog.

The indictments also include some firearms specifications.

Barefield is charged with shooting Jethro after a January burglary at a supermarket in southwest Canton.

Jethro died of his injuries, after having been shot three times.

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