Man gets 19 years in prison for shootings of four police officers and dog

Associated Press

CINCINNATI

A man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for charges related to shooting a police dog and firing at police officers.

Tyler Jones, 28, apologized Wednesday after pleading guilty to felonious assault and assaulting a police dog.

Jones was paralyzed after being shot by police in Springfield Township, north of Cincinnati, last June.

Court documents show Jones led police on a chase after officers tried to pull him over for a lane violation. Jones fled on foot after his car was disabled, shot the dog in the shoulder and fired a round at four officers.

, who weren’t injured. The German shepherd made a full recovery.

Jones’ attorney declined to comment.

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Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com