Caught on camera: Moment officer shoves POLICE DOG through window of suspect's car after high-speed chase

Officer Stafford Brister gave chase after Johnnie Williams fled a drink-driving checkpoint

13-minute pursuit through streets of Wilmington, North Carolina

Dog attacked Williams, causing injuries to his face and shoulder

Williams indicted on charges including assault with deadly weapon and traffic violations; Brister placed on administrative leave



An officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing after he pushed his police dog through a speeding driver's passenger window whereupon it attacked the occupant.



The drama unfolded when Stafford Brister, of the Wilmington Police Department in North Carolina, gave chase to a persistent offender who had fled a DWI (driving while intoxicated) checkpoint on Halloween.



Now, dashboard video has emerged on Liveleaks showing Brister's patrol car pursuing Johnnie Williams the wrong way down a one-way street; Williams ramming a patrol car outside a cemetery; and officers eventually forcing him to crash.

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Habitual offender Johnnie Williams is seen with his hands raised after patrol cars forced him to crash

K-9 officer Stafford Brister pushes his police dog, Kass, through the open window, as the drama unfolded in Wilmington, North Carolina

Williams, who was taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center with wounds to his face and shoulder, said he wasn't given a proper chance to surrender as the attack happened so quickly

K-9 patrolman Brister then shoved his dog through the driver's window and it attacked Williams, leading to lacerations on his face.



Fellow officers are seen smashing the front passenger window and removing Williams, who had raised his hands, from the vehicle.

The incident has sparked a debate in the community over the issue of excessive force.



Williams, who was taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center with wounds to his face and shoulder, said he wasn't given a proper chance to surrender as the attack happened so quickly.

The incident has sparked a debate in the community over the issue of excessive force

Fellow officers are also seen smashing the front passenger window and pulling Williams, who had raised his hands, out of the vehicle

District Attorney Ben David said he wanted to put the case in front of a jury to decide if Brister should be charged with assault inflicting serious injury.



'I believed it was a close enough legal question that the community should decide whether the use of force was reasonable and I would not rule as a matter of law that it was,' he said.



Brister, however, was cleared of any wrongdoing by a New Hanover grand jury yesterday.



Williams has been indicted on charges including assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, being a habitual felon and traffic violations.



Brister has been put on administrative leave, with pay, pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

The dog involved, named Kass, has been placed with another K-9 officer until the investi gation is finished.