LPD cops cleared second time in K9 mauling case

A second special prosecutor called in to investigate says LPD officers did nothing criminal when they let a K9 loose on Richard Bailey during a 2020 arrest in a Lafayette apartment parking lot

Footage of a May 2020 arrest of Richard Bailey Jr., pulled from three Lafayette police officers’ body cameras, was synced and released by LPD Chief Pat Flannelly after a special prosecutor was assigned to investigate claims of excessive force. An LPD K9 mauled Bailey by biting into his neck during the incident. A second special prosecutor did not recomm…