By james art 
Winston-Salem, nc- The Winston-Salem Police Department has launched an internal investigation following a video launching a police K9, which bite a man during arrest.
The incident included 22-year-old Jamies Jacobs and happened on Monday on a 1400 block on Eastern Fourth Street. According to a report from the Winston-Salem, this was an alleged breakdown and entry. The victim of the investigation was a 60-year-old man, reported.
Employees said that when they arrived at the scene, Jacobs fled the area on foot. The officers then participated in date, which led to the K9 and K9 leader to be located in 500 block of N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to help arrest Jacobs.
What happened further was the video of Crowford Virgo, who shared it with the ABC45.
“Everything happened so fast,” Virgo said.
The video shows that Jacobs is running from officers before stopping on the street and raising his hands. Then it looks like an officer signals to the K9, which moves to Jacobs and bites it on the arm.
Virgo, who witnessed the event in his car, expressed his alarm in the incident.
“It was surprising. I didn’t think I would see this at 11am,” he said.
Virgo began filming and later shared his concerns about the use of force.
“He is betraying you now and he is very detained if you ask me,” he explained. “At that moment, you apply this excessive power through the K-9 deliberately and then it becomes personally, because why? At that moment you both stand there: why?”
He told the ABC45 that he turned to the police station on the incident, but thinks it is important to share both the video with the public.
“It is concerned to see the law enforcement officers, in the climate we live in, to do such things that you need to put in the shoes of residents, the shoes of the visitors. How do they feel when they see it?” said Virgo.
In response, the Winston-Salem police department released a statement stating that they were aware of the incident and are currently conducting an internal investigation.
They also explained more about the interaction, saying: “It seems that the dog has accepted the non -verbal and verbal commands of his leader as an order to engage Mr. Jacobs. The WSPD K9 leader tried to stop the dog from biting Mr. Jacobs and was unable to catch him on time. “
The department added: “While these K-9 is valuable assets for our department and go into intensive and strict training, we also need to admit when making a mistake. In this case, our K-9 should not bite Mr. Jacobs. We. We are sorry that this happened and we are happy that Jacobs had minor injuries. “
Jacobs has been charged with violation of violations and committing crimes and violation of provisions, delay and impediment. He was released from custody with a written promise to appear.
The full statement published by the Winston-Salem Police Department is shown below:
The Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) is aware of a video on social media, which is currently being distributed online, which has generated considerable public interest and concern. In our commitment to transparency, we wanted to provide a detailed description of what happened after we collected confirmed information about this incident. It is important to note that WSPD is already investigating the facts of this incident before the social media video. In addition, our K9 leader reports only commands with his Czech dog. Therefore, if you do not speak the Czech dialect or language freely, you may not understand that commands be given. Now that we have an initial understanding, we provide the following statement about the incident depicted in the video.
On Monday, February 10, 2025, at 11:07 am, WSPD employees responded to a report to understand houses on 1417 E Fourth Street. The suspect, identified by the calling as Jamiek Amar Jacobs, was known to the reporting side. As the officers arrived at the residence, Mr. Jacobs fled the area on foot. Employees who have been up to date with Jacobs. The WSPD K9 head and its K9 were located in 500 block of N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to assist in the detention of Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs stopped his flight on the lane and complied with Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Therefore, the WSPD K9 leader gave his K9 command to return to his side, which is known as download. The dog immediately followed the instruction. At the same time, Jacobs received strong verbal commands from the K9 leader to “upload to the ground now” in English so that it can be removed. After the download command was given, the K9 leader did not give the dog an order to bite Mr. Jacobs.
Based on our initial review of the incident, it seems that the dog had perceived the non-verbal and verbal commands of his manager as an order to engage Mr. Jacobs. The WSPD K9 leader tried to stop the dog from biting Mr. Jacobs and failed to catch him on time. The dog bit Mr. Jacobs on his forearm. The WSPD leader immediately secured the dog, and Mr. Jacobs was removed. Mr. Jacobs was transported to a local hospital where he refused medical treatment. Jacobs was accused of violating housing and pursuit of housing and crime and offenses, slowing and obstruction. He was released with a written promise to appear.
WSPD remains engaged in accountability, transparency and responsible use of our K9 units. Our K9 police are an extremely valuable tool and have been used to find missing persons, find drugs and hold offenders. Although these K9 is valuable assets for our department and undergo intensive and strict training, we also need to admit when they make a mistake. In this case, our K9 should not bite Mr. Jacobs. We are sorry that this happened and we are fortunate that Mr. Jacobs had minor injuries.
Trust between our employees, our K9 partners and the community is essential to effective police and public safety. We are dedicated to the guarantee that these highly trained K9 teams work with professionalism and precision. In order to maintain and strengthen this confidence, we will review the training and communication protocols to strengthen the best practices among our K9 officers and leaders.