Man Who Releases Rottweiler Dog on Antioch Police Officers Arrested

On  December 7 at 2:33 pm, Antioch Police officers were dispatched to the apartment complex at 3126 Lone Tree Way due to residents calling dispatch and reporting that 53 year old Joe Dennis was on a rampage yelling and screaming from the front balcony.

Dennis was also threatening to burn down the complex.

Officers spoke to Dennis who was standing on the upper walkway in front of the doorway to his apartment. He refused to come down to the parking lot so officers went up to speak with him. The officers could hear a large dog inside the apartment and asked Dennis to shut the door.

Dennis refused and he remained uncooperative.

As the officers tried to speak with him Dennis quickly reached into the threshold of the doorway and grabbed for his Rottweiler mix. Dennis held his dog by the neck and directed him to towards an officer releasing his grasp.

The dog charged at the officer and bit at him twice. As the dog was upon the officer, he drew his firearm and discharged two rounds downwards at the dog. The dog immediately ran back into the apartment and Dennis was quickly detained.

Animal Control responded to the scene. Officers entered the apartment conducting a protective sweep and the dog was impounded by Animal Control.

The rounds were accounted for as was their trajectory. Dennis was arrested for assault on an officer and a felony resisting arrest. He was booked at the county jail.