OXNARD : Man Sues City Over Police Dog’s Bite
A 21-year-old Oxnard man sued the city Wednesday over the bite he received from an Oxnard police dog last March 23.
The suit, filed in Ventura County Superior Court, says Aaron Person was “bitten and severely injured” because of the city’s failure to maintain control of a police dog named Max.
An Oxnard police report says the dog escaped from a patrol car and bit both Person, whom police described as a crime suspect, and Officer Scott Hebert, who had wrestled Person to the ground in the 2000 block of Blackberry Drive.
Person, bitten on the right leg, and Hebert, bitten in the face, spent several days in a hospital. Person also spent 60 days in Ventura County Jail after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest.
The dog is still being used by the Police Department.
The suit, which seeks compensation for medical expenses, lost wages and other damages, does not specify an amount. Person filed a $100,000 claim with the city, which was denied Nov. 13.
Oxnard officials declined to comment on the suit, saying they had not seen it.
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