Log in to WRAL.com with one click using your favorite social network:
OR
Log in using your WRAL.com account:



Wrong email/password combination.

Forgot password?

Register with WRAL.com using your favorite social network:
OR
Register for a WRAL.com account using our web form.

Login Options

9:57 a.m. • 2-11-12

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Today: Mostly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 50° F
  • Sun: Clear.
    • Hi: 41° F
  • Mon: Mostly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 50° F

Other Locations

> 7 Day Forecast

Doppler Image

Marketplace Links

Social Links

Main Menu

Posted: July 8, 2008

Fired K-9 trooper gets police job in Apex

e-mail print friendly
Charles Jones

[search] Site Search

Charles Jones

Raleigh, N.C. — A state trooper fired for kicking his dog is now a police officer in Apex.

Charles Jones was fired in September after cell phone video surfaced showing him kicking his canine partner.

Jones says he was disciplining the dog the way he was trained.

Last month, a judge decided the trooper should get his job back. The State Personnel Commission will have the final say.

A call to Jones at the Apex Police Department was not returned.

RELATED TOPICS: Apex

Copyright 2011 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
e-mail print friendly

102 Comments


WRAL.com welcomes your comments on this story. All comments are moderated prior to publication based on our posting guidelines. Please review them prior to posting and if your message is not approved.

View Comments VIEW ALL 102 COMMENTS

This story is closed for comments. Comments on WRAL.com news stories are accepted and moderated between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Latest Comments
If I encounter this officer anywhere he will not get my respect or cooperation.
Click to view my profile trafalgerfountain
July 10, 2008 1:23 p.m.
I live in Apex and I have a dog, she is a beloved family pet. I was very disburbed by the video of this man kicking his dog. I am not happy that he is on the Apex police force. The police should be a friend, someone we can call on in time of danger or emergency--not someone to fear! After seeing him hurt that dog, I don't care to have any contact with him, even if I have an emergency. I feel for the people who come into contact with him under unfavorable circumstances.
Click to view my profile interested viewer
July 9, 2008 3:21 p.m.
It amazes me that the town of Apex is either so desperate for police officers and/or has such low standards for hiring police that they would hire this animal abuser.
imtiredofit
July 9, 2008 10:34 a.m.
So, the Highway Patrol stopped their K-9 program, for further review. That should tell us that they trained the trooper wrong.

Of course, the fact that he has been with Apex PD for over 6 months should tell us that WRAL has had a very slow news day, and needed to rehash some old news.
Click to view my profile chfdcpt
July 9, 2008 8:50 a.m.
What a nightmare, to know that possibly one or more of you would be deciding my fate after I made a spit second decision in a ditch in the middle of the night----WHILE ALL OF YOU WERE SLEEPING--I have a dog and like him alot, but I wouldn't think twice about kicking him until he was dead if he hurt a human, KEY WORD IS HUMAN.... thank goodness extreme animal lovers are the minority in North Carolina. Like animals, Love humans!
think1st
July 8, 2008 9:33 p.m.
View Comments VIEW ALL 102 COMMENTS

Photo Spotlight

more photos

Multimedia

more
advertisement