On the same day the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office honored one of its K-9 officers, deputies arrested the rape suspect they were pursuing when the dog was accidentally shot and killed.
Marquizs Harvey, 35, of Atlanta, was taken into custody Thursday without incident at an East Point home, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. According to the police incident report, Harvey is accused of raping a woman July 21 at an undisclosed location in DeKalb.
Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
On Tuesday, deputies attempted to serve the warrant at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta, AJC.com previously reported. During the search for the suspect, K-9 Deputy Bloo got away from its handler and ran.
“The K-9 deputy lost sight of the suspect and came upon a plain clothes sheriff’s office investigator involved in the pursuit,” Chief Deputy Randy Akies said earlier. “When the K-9 deputy advanced aggressively, the investigator fired in self-defense.”
The dog died at the scene, deputies said.
Several law enforcement agencies assisted DeKalb deputies on Thursday during an escort for the fallen K-9. Memorial services are being planned for later this month, the sheriff’s office said.
The DeKalb sheriff’s office’s fugitive and uniform units made Thursday’s arrest with assistance from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 unit and the East Point Police Department.
Harvey was booked into the DeKalb County Jail on rape charges.
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