Jonesboro police K-9 Rocky bites handler during June 2026 fence retrieval
A Jonesboro, Arkansas, officer suffered multiple bite wounds when police K-9 Rocky bit him during a June 7, 2026 fence retrieval; authorities described a possible scrape but did not establish a cause.
Incident summary
Jonesboro Police said K-9 Rocky bit his handler, Officer Zach Hobbs, during an article search after a June 7, 2026 arrest. Rocky had scaled a fence; Hobbs attempted to lift him back over when the dog may have been scraped, yelped, and began biting. An Arkansas State Police trooper assisted with restraint. Hobbs sustained multiple bites to both arms and an upper thigh and sought hospital care. Police said Hobbs and Rocky reunited the following day. The potential scrape is the department’s reported explanation, not an independently established cause.
Police reported a separate suspect arrest, which was the context of the search, not a charge concerning the dog bite. No dog-related criminal charges, disciplinary finding, dangerous-dog determination or civil outcome were established by the reviewed reporting.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
KAIT reported a June 8 Jonesboro Police Department release and police affidavit. During a June 7 search following a traffic-stop pursuit and arrest, police K-9 Rocky reportedly bit handler Officer Zach Hobbs after he attempted to lift the dog back across a fence. The officer received multiple bite wounds and hospital care. The department stated the dog may have been scraped and yelped during the lift.
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