SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities arrested a Kansas woman whose dog attacked a Wichita Police officer.
Shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday, police responded to a disturbance in the 800 block of S. Terrace in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macey.
Officers contacted individuals who reported that their female neighbor had damaged their property during an altercation. As officers went to contact the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Hailee Lefler of Wichita, she opened her front door, and a large dog ran out and began attacking one of the responding officers.
The officer fell to the ground and attempted to stop the dog from attacking him, but the dog continued biting. The officer fired three rounds from his department-issued handgun, striking the dog and causing it to retreat into the home.
After the shots were fired, Lefler moved toward the officers threateningly but retreated toward the house.
The officer was transported to an area hospital for treatment of multiple bite wounds to both legs. He was treated at the hospital and later released. The dog was still alive and taken by Animal Control.
Additional officers arrived and arrested Lefler, who was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on requested charges of Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer, one count of criminal threat, one count of criminal damage to property, one count of interference with a law enforcement officer and an outstanding federal warrant.