July 29th 2023.
Jadarrius Rose, the man from the viral video of him being attacked by an Ohio police dog, has spoken out for the first time since the incident. On July 4, 2023, Rose was attacked following a traffic stop. After an investigation by the Circleville Police Department's Use of Force Board, the K-9 officer who released his dog on Rose, Ryan Speakman, was fired.
Rose told ABC News that he had called 911 as he "just didn't want to die". He was hoping for help, as he had not committed a crime. National civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing Rose, echoed the sentiments raised by the Ohio NAACP. Crump added that "we will not tolerate this, we won't go back to the days where they're siccing dogs on unarmed Black people".
In another video, the trooper can be heard questioning aloud if he wasn't loud enough or direct enough. However, another officer can be heard telling the trooper that he heard the instruction, indicating that Speakman chose not to heed the direction.
Rose described the incident as there being around 10-12 officers with guns drawn on him. He was walking in the direction of the officer who had instructed him to come toward him, but froze when he saw the K-9 officer and his dog running in his direction. He got on his knees and placed his hands up, pleading with the dog to let him go. Fortunately, the dog eventually relented and Rose was treated at a nearby hospital. He was booked on a fourth-degree felony charge of failure to comply.
Rose's mother Carla is just grateful to have her son back and Rose says that he has watched the body cam footage multiple times, feeling heartbroken as he views it. Benjamin Crump is trying to make sure what happened to Jadarrius Rose never happens to anyone else again. He explains the fear that the video elicits in Black Americans to ABC News; that they may be the "next hashtag".
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