Last Friday afternoon, 22-year-old Corey King was minding his own business in a Northeast Ocala neighborhood, when a police canine attacked him instead of the man it was supposed to be chasing.
King was treated for his wounds, including a deep gash in his forearm, and ever since the incident occurred, authorities have been looking into what went wrong.
The dog, "Rocky," is one of three canines on the force of the Ocala Police Department, and a spokesperson for the agency says this is the first time that Rocky or any of the other dogs has bitten an innocent bystander.
Like the Ocala Police, the Marion County Sheriff's Office also has several canine and deputy duos, and the two forces train together every two weeks.
They say that each dog must complete over 480 hours of training before it can ever take to the streets, and that they should not act as Rocky did.
Both Rocky and his deputy handler are continuing to work their regular shifts while the investigation takes place.
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