Police dog use scrutinized after violent attack on unarmed Black man in Ohio

Canine officer fired after allegedly ignoring other police not to release dog on man stopped for a missing mudflap on his truck

A shocking case of an Ohio police officer who released a police dog on an unarmed Black man who had his hands raised has thrown the use of canines by law enforcement back into the national spotlight in the US.

On Wednesday, the Circleville police department announced that the officer, who has been identified as Ryan Speakman, had been terminated effective immediately", New 5 Cleveland reported.