A dog and its owner were injured Tuesday afternoon when a K-9 escaped its fenced yard and attacked them in a nearby dog park, according to a news release from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies were called at about 12:30 p.m. to Waterton Way in Simpsonville by a man who said a dog was on the loose and had attacked his dog, and when he tried to intervene, it attacked him.When deputies arrived at the location, they learned that the dog was a Greenville police K-9 that had somehow managed to escape his handler’s enclosed yard. After escaping the fenced area, the K-9 approached the man and his dog in the dog park. Deputies said the dog was injured and required veterinary care, and the man had what they described as a large scratch on his arm.The news release from Lt. Ryan Flood, with the Sheriff’s Office, did not say if any disciplinary action would be taken in connection with the attack.

A dog and its owner were injured Tuesday afternoon when a K-9 escaped its fenced yard and attacked them in a nearby dog park, according to a news release from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were called at about 12:30 p.m. to Waterton Way in Simpsonville by a man who said a dog was on the loose and had attacked his dog, and when he tried to intervene, it attacked him.


When deputies arrived at the location, they learned that the dog was a Greenville police K-9 that had somehow managed to escape his handler’s enclosed yard.

After escaping the fenced area, the K-9 approached the man and his dog in the dog park. Deputies said the dog was injured and required veterinary care, and the man had what they described as a large scratch on his arm.

The news release from Lt. Ryan Flood, with the Sheriff’s Office, did not say if any disciplinary action would be taken in connection with the attack.