A Utah K9 officer is on trial for assault in a rare use-of-force prosecution
This is the first time a K9 officer has gone to trial since Sim Gill became the Salt Lake County district attorney in 2010.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police Officer Nickolas Pearce during the first day of his trial on an aggravated abuse charge in a K9 attack, at the 3rd District Court in West Jordan on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.