K-9 recovering after being stabbed by armed burglary suspect in Polk County

Suspect later died from cocaine intoxication, deputies say


A K-9 deputy is recovering after being stabbed by a man accused of breaking into a home in Lakeland before he died, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Polk County deputies said Monday that K-9 Vise is expected to recover after being stabbed multiple times over the weekend by 31-year-old Carl McHargh, Jr.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, the suspect was believed to be on drugs and armed with a lug wrench when he broke into the victims’ home Saturday evening, grabbed a knife from their kitchen and barricaded himself in a closet in the master bedroom.

When Vise and his handler, Deputy Sheriff Scott Cronin, tried to take McHargh into custody, McHargh stabbed Vise in his head and neck, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
McHargh suffered a medical episode shortly after his arrest and later died, according to the Sheriff’s Office. An autopsy revealed cocaine intoxication was his cause of death, deputies said.
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