Civil Liberties

Lawyer for Man Whose Rottweiler Was Shot by Cops: "The light has been shown on you and, like little cockroaches, you should run away"

Dog owner charged with multiple felonies, demands officer who shot dog be held accountable

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The owner of a Rottweiler shot and killed on video by Hawthorne police – generating protest and media attention from across the country – pleaded not guilty Tuesday to multiples felony charges related to the ongoing case.

Leon Cordell Rosby, 52, was charged with two felony counts each of dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime, intimidation of a witness and making criminal threats, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.