{"id":77999,"date":"2026-09-01T23:04:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=77999"},"modified":"2026-09-01T23:04:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:04:50","slug":"ex-missouri-police-officer-sentenced-for-k-9-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/09\/01\/ex-missouri-police-officer-sentenced-for-k-9-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Missouri Police Officer Sentenced for K-9 Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6a574a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/789925135_1377512140790666_5020199557025582738_n.webp?fit=512%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78005 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6a574a; width:301px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/789925135_1377512140790666_5020199557025582738_n.webp 512w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/789925135_1377512140790666_5020199557025582738_n-240x300.webp 240w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Dexter, Missouri, police officer Derrick A. Durall was sentenced to 15 days in jail after pleading guilty to animal abuse charges involving two department K-9s, Knox and Apollo.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key details of the case:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Incident:<\/strong> Durall severely neglected and starved the two K-9s in his care. The mistreatment resulted in the death of K-9 Knox, while K-9 Apollo survived.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sentence:<\/strong> A judge originally sentenced Durall to one year in the Dunklin County Jail, but suspended the execution of that sentence. Instead, Durall was ordered to serve <strong>15 days of active jail time<\/strong> and two years of supervised probation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Restitution:<\/strong> He was also ordered to pay <strong>$8,900 in restitution<\/strong> to the city of Dexter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"8f7a61\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8f7a61;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"936\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/YET6ASQAPJEXPDZRK4UMNCQ5RY-1024x936.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78004 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/YET6ASQAPJEXPDZRK4UMNCQ5RY-1024x936.avif 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/YET6ASQAPJEXPDZRK4UMNCQ5RY-300x274.avif 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/YET6ASQAPJEXPDZRK4UMNCQ5RY-767x701.avif 767w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/YET6ASQAPJEXPDZRK4UMNCQ5RY.avif 1300w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retired Dexter police K-9 Knox was seriously injured.(City of Dexter website)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lenient sentence has sparked widespread public outcry, particularly over the contrast between punishments given to law enforcement officers versus civilians accused of harming or killing working police animals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Dexter, Missouri, police officer Derrick A. Durall was sentenced to 15 days in jail after pleading guilty to animal abuse charges involving two department K-9s, Knox and Apollo. 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