(Boone County) A Former Boone County Sheriff’s Office deputy and K-9 handler, identified as 50-year-old Dallas Wingate, faces charges in connection with the death of K-9 deputy Bear.
Wingate is charged with one count of Injury or Interference of a Police Service Dog, a class D felony. He turned himself in to Story County Authorities.
On September 2, 2022, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office requested DCI investigate after Bear was found dead inside Wingate’s K-9-equipped police vehicle. The investigation showed that Wingate placed Bear inside his enclosed vehicle on the evening of September 1. Nearly twenty-two hours later, Wingate opened the car for the first time.
The Story County Attorney’s Office will prosecute this case.
Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation; a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Photo courtesy of Story County Sheriff’s Office
