Dominic Holden

Illinois:

A Kewanee man was arrested and two pit bull dogs were killed by law enforcement officers during a raid early Friday morning.

As a result of the raid, Eddie Dearing, 42, of Kewanee was arrested. Henry County Circuit Court records show he has been charged with Class 4 felony possession less than 15 grams of a controlled substance containing cocaine, and Class A misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a crack pipe.

Upon making a tactical entry into the residence, the Henry County Special Operations Squad encountered several pit bull dogs,” Dison said. “Two pit bulls were killed by officers as the dogs aggressively charged at the entry team. A third pit bull was injured as it charged officers but was eventually able to be secured and was later transported to a veterinarian for treatment of its injuries.”

Raiding a private resident with guns drawn–as I’m sure everyone is sick of me talking about–is a stupid way to apprehend a suspected nonviolent drug offender. Innocent people get shot all the time. But when two charging pit bulls are shot–well then, that could just be saving an innocent person down the road.

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