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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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The man who's accused of killing Canton police K9 officer Jethro appeared in Canton Municipal Court this morning for his arraignment.

A preliminary hearing for Kelontre Barefield has been scheduled for January 22nd at 1:30 p.m. and his bond remains at $5 million.

Barefield is accused of shooting K9 Jethro three times during a burglary at Fisher Foods in Canton last weekend.

Hundreds attended Jethro's funeral service Thursday afternoon.

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The man accused of killing a Canton police dog during a burglary will be held behind bars after he gets out of the hospital.

Bond was set at 5-million dollars for 22 year-old Kelontre Barefield, who faces charges now including aggravated burglarly and assaulting or harrasing a police dog, along with other felonious assault and weapons charges.

Canton police say that list may not be the final list of charges.

K-9 Jethro responded with human officers to a burglary call at a Harrison Avenue SW store.

Police say Barefield shot Jethro three times, before officers returned fire.

Barefield is in Aultman Hospital in guarded condition.