盐湖城陪审团宣判警官尼古拉斯·皮尔斯 (Nickolas Pearce) 在 2020 年 K-9 狗逮捕事件中的严重攻击行为无罪。 Salt Lake City jury acquits officer Nickolas Pearce of aggravated assault in 2020 K-9 dog arrest incident.
盐湖城陪审团宣布警官尼古拉斯·皮尔斯 (Nickolas Pearce) 的严重袭击罪名不成立，该罪名与 2020 年 4 月发生的一起事件有关，当时他在逮捕期间命令他的 K-9 狗咬了一名跪在栅栏上的男子。 A Salt Lake City jury has acquitted police officer Nickolas Pearce of aggravated assault charges in relation to an incident in April 2020 where he ordered his K-9 dog to bite a man kneeling against a fence during an arrest. 该决定是在陪审团审议后做出的，如果皮尔斯被定罪，他可能面临最高 15 年的监禁。 The decision followed a jury deliberation, and had Pearce been convicted, he could have faced up to 15 years in prison. 盐湖城检察官西姆·吉尔尊重陪审团的决定，并表示他的办公室将继续监督执法人员使用武力的情况。 Salt Lake City Attorney Sim Gill respected the jury's decision and stated that his office will continue to oversee the use of force by law enforcement officers.