Crime doesn’t pay.
Daniel Hernandez, a 23-year-old from Paragould, Arkansas was sentenced to 72 months in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree battery and harming a police animal.
Headed To Prison
The incident, which led to the suspect’s arrest on July 10, involved Hernandez, heavily intoxicated, refusing police commands and wielding rocks. Despite efforts to deescalate, Hernandez’s non-compliance resulted in the charges. H
e received an additional suspended sentence of 72 months.
It made statewide news when Hernandez was arrested.
Daniel Hernandez was engaged in a confrontation with Paragould police where, despite repeated orders, he refused to drop large rocks he was holding. In response, the police deployed a K9 officer named Phantom to help subdue Hernandez.
During the encounter, Hernandez violently resisted by striking Phantom in the head with a rock. As officers attempted to physically restrain him, Hernandez also struck Corporal Mike Price in the head with the rock, resulting in a laceration above Price’s left eye. This summary captures the aggressive resistance and assault on both a police officer and a police dog as detailed in the police affidavit.
This just goes to show that you can’t attack law enforcement and endanger lives and expect to get away with it.
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