SHREVEPORT, La. – A Shreveport K-9 cop is being recognized for helping in a felony manhunt Monday.
Shreveport police said K-9 Cairo was summoned to a home in the 900 block of Winter Garden Drive when two-legged officers from the SPD and US Police Department were unable to arrest a wanted man on multiple charges. mortal sin to fulfill their orders. come out and surrender peacefully.
Cairo goes in and finds Jerquavious Johnson, 21, hiding in a closet.
“The Cairo presence encouraged Johnson to surrender peacefully and without incident,” said SPD spokesman Cpl. Christopher Bordelon said in a press release Tuesday.
Johnson was jailed for orders from Bossier Parish to charge him with a second-degree battery, attempted armed robbery, and felony possession of a firearm.
Police K9 was referred to the police force after an officer was murdered during a business search years ago. Their impact on public safety and officer safety is immeasurable, Bordelon said.
