Ok-9 assaults knifeman who slashed harmless man with sawn-off cane

A surprising video captures the second police unleashed a Ok-9 unit to take down an armed suspect accused of brutally attacking a parking attendant in downtown San Diego.

The footage reveals a tense standoff unfolding on a sidewalk as officers encompass a person clutching an extended picket stick — believed to be a part of a damaged cane used within the earlier assault.

The suspect seems agitated and refuses repeated instructions to drop the weapon, pacing inside a free police perimeter.

Officers may be seen firing a number of nonlethal rounds — believed to be a bean-bag spherical or equally “less-lethal” projectile — in an effort to subdue him.

Regardless of no less than three photographs, the person stays on his toes, persevering with to grip the stick and ignore police orders. Moments later, the scenario escalates.

Officers unleash a Ok-9, which sprints towards the suspect and launches into him, knocking him off steadiness.

The canine latches onto the suspect’s arm as officers rush in, wrestling the person to the bottom and putting him in custody, Fox San Diego reported. Authorities later recognized him as 20-year-old Lathapoun Keovongsa.

In accordance with the San Diego Police Division, the violent encounter stemmed from an earlier assault that unfolded round 3:42 p.m. Sunday close to Ok Road and thirteenth Road, in a car parking zone often known as the Tailgate Padres Parking Lot.

Investigators say a 25-year-old parking attendant was sitting on {an electrical} field when Keovongsa allegedly approached and struck him twice within the head utilizing a damaged picket cane deal with.

The assault left the sufferer with two head lacerations. He was transported to UCSD Hospital, the place he was handled for accidents that weren’t thought-about life-threatening.

Police later tracked Keovongsa down close to Park Boulevard, the place he was nonetheless armed — this time with what officers described as a roughly 6-foot picket stick.

Officers mentioned the suspect refused to adjust to instructions, prompting them to first deploy nonlethal drive. When these efforts failed, the Ok-9 unit was despatched in, in the end bringing the chaotic confrontation to an finish.

Keovongsa was bitten on the arm through the takedown earlier than being taken into custody. The incident stays underneath investigation.

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