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Salt Lake City officer charged with another felony as review of K-9 attacks continues

Officer Nickolas Pearce ordered his dog to bite a woman who had her hands out of a car window.

(Screenshot via Salt Lake City Police Department/YouTube) Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill continues to review the use of police dogs, such as this interaction between a Salt Lake City K-9 and a suspect on Jan. 25, 2020. That review has led his office to charge Officer Nickolas Pearce with two felonies.