Following a most unusual elevator-related accident in 2009, a New Orleans Police Sergeant has been indicted on malfeasance after the death of his canine partner.
Phantom, an NOPD K-9, died when he plunged 17 stories down the hoistway of a vacant hospital building on May 21, 2009. Initially following the accident, Sgt. Randy Lewis, Phantom’s handler, claimed that he was working with Phantom in an on-duty training exercise at the time.
However, new information surfaced that Lewis was working a private paid detail with Phantom at the time. No information was available regarding the circumstances of the fall or the reason for the open hoistway.
Read the full story at WWL.com – NOPD Sergeant Re-indicted In K-9 Death