K9 Hero
Baron
Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA
Assault
Australian Cattle Dog
Service Record
K9 Profile
Breed
Australian Cattle Dog
Cause
Assault
Agency
Department
Virginia State Police
Location
North Chesterfield, VA
Incident
K9 Baron was assaulted and beaten to death by an escaped inmate he had been tracking in Powhatan County.
Approximately 50 officers were searching for two convicts who had escaped from the Goochland State Prison Farm and stole a row boat to cross the James River. K9 Baron located one of the men and was killed after being attacked by the man.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.