Wednesday’s drug bust in Rippey was the first for the newest member of the Greene County Sheriff’s office in K-9 Leo.
Sheriff Steve Haupert explains how nice a job the German shepherd dog did with his handler, Chief Deputy Sheriff Jack Williams in Wednesday’s incident.
“It was very exciting and I know Jack (Williams) was very excited also that Leo had performed very well and we’re all excited. He’s (Leo) here with us and on-duty and we’re excited to have him with us.”
Williams was surprised to have to use Leo after only having gone through a two-week training course before his first call came for a drug search.
“I wasn’t expecting to have a call already. It usually takes a month or two for the bonding process to go with a dual-purpose dog and we’ve actually come along greatly.”
Williams and Leo recovered eight grams of marijuana and methamphetamine residue and needles in Wednesday’s incident at a Sparky’s One Stop gas station in Rippey.
The two alleged suspects, 44 year-old Anthony Rothmeyer of Grand Junction and 33 year-old Matthew Kilts of Perry are facing drug charges from the Greene County Sheriff’s office.