SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man accused of killing a sheriff's K9 during an arrest in Wichita made his first court appearance in the case Tuesday.
Kaylon Kirkwood,24, was charged with one count of harming or killing a dog, battery against a law enforcement officer, domestic battery and battery, according to the Sedgwick County District attorney's office.
Just before noon on Nov. 16 the Wichita Police Domestic intervention and Violence Reduction team was in the area of Pawnee and Rock attempting to locate a 24-year-old robbery suspect later identified as Kaylon Kirkwood according to Wichita Police Lt. Lieutenant Aaron Moses.
Just after noon, police located Kirkwood but he fled into a creek and barricaded himself in a storm drain and refused to come out.
Sheriff's deputies and police used extended leashes and sent K9 officers into the drain. There was an altercation between the Kirkwood and Sedgwick County Sheriff K9 Bane. The dog was pronounced deceased on scene, according to Moses.
Just after 2:30p.m. the Kirkwood was finally taken into custody and transported for treatment of minor injuries from the K9. After Kirwood was released, police booked him into the Sedgwick County Detention Center.
A necropsy will be performed on the K9 officer to determine the cause of death. Wichita Police are in charge of the investigation and will present the case to the district attorney's office, according Sheriff's Lt. Nathan Gibbs.
A memorial service to recognize PSD Bane will take place on November 29 at 9:30 a.m., according to the Sedgwick County Sheriff's office.