Crime & Safety
Kent Men Charged with Teasing Police Dog: Police Blotter
All information is according to Kent Police and Portage County Municipal Court records. Arrest information does not indicate conviction.
Two men have been charged with teasing one of the Kent Police Department K9 officers in a span of two days.
Gage B. Daniel, 22, of 2523 Meloy Road, was arrested Sunday and charged with harassing one of the department's police dogs.
Daniel was charged with a second-degree misdemeanor for allegedly teasing the dog outside Water Street Tavern.
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According to Daniel's criminal complaint, he was charged with recklessly teasing or striking a police dog.
Fahad Alajlan, 21, of 185 Currie Hall Parkway, was charged with the same offense hours earlier on Saturday near the AMETEK building downtown at 100 E. Erie St.
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Alajlan, a native of Saudi Arabia, was charged with "maliciously or willfully" teasing or striking a K9 officer.
Both men pleaded not guilty to the charges this week in Portage County Municipal Court. Both have trials set to start later this month.
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