Overview
- Video recorded on Feb. 4 shows a deputy marshal kicking a miniature schnauzer during an arrest at an apartment complex on Raines Road in Memphis.
- Owner Emma Hollingsworth says the dog, named Yoshi, suffered a broken rib and is receiving medication after a veterinary visit.
- The U.S. Marshals Service says the loose dog repeatedly and aggressively targeted the task-force K-9 and that the owner was told to restrain the animal.
- Officials characterize the kick as a last-resort action taken without malice to control a potentially dangerous situation.
- Authorities have not said whether the incident is under internal review, as the clip spreads widely online and draws public criticism.