K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Roscoe
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
— Huntsville, TX
Struck by vehicle
Treeing Walker Coonhound
Service Record
End of Watch
May 1, 2013
Gender
Male
K9 Profile
Breed
Treeing Walker Coonhound
Cause
Struck by vehicle
Agency
Department
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
Location
Huntsville, TX
Incident
K9 Roscoe was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-45, in Leon County, while assisting in the search for a subject who fled on foot during a traffic stop.
Several agencies were requested to assist in the search, and a team of tracking dogs was sent from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Boyd Unit. The tracking team located the subject at the end of a service road near the interstate at approximately 7:00 pm. Roscoe was struck and killed by a vehicle moments later.
One pound of marijuana was located in the subject's car. He was subsequently charged with interfering with a service animal, evading arrest, and possession.