Geneva Police K-9 officer chargeed with killing his police dog

A Geneva Police officer was suspended after he was charged with killing a police dog.

Officer Josh Waller and Sassy

 Geneva Police Chief Frankie Lindsey confirmed that police arrested Officer Josh Waller, 32, of Geneva, and charged him with felony killing of a police dog and misdemeanor filing a false police report.
 Waller has served as an officer with the department for three years, and most recently as the department’s only K-9 officer. He was charged with killing Sassy, the K-9 he was responsible for that went missing on April 23. Sassy was a 3-year-old yellow Labrador which cost the department $10,000.
Police received information on Dec. 1 from an informant linking Waller to the disappearance of Sassy, according to Lindsey. The informant also helped police find Sassy’s remains, which were buried in a field near the informant’s Coffee County home.
 Waller was brought in for questioning on Monday, and after conferring with the Geneva County District Attorney’s Office warrants for his arrest were obtained.
 Lindsey said Waller has been suspended with pay, but will likely be terminated. “He will not be working for me anymore.”
He did not say specifically how Sassy died, but called her death accidental. Lindsey also said Sassy would be taken to the state Department of Forensic Sciences for an autopsy.
Lindsey said “This killing was not intentional. The police officer panicked and got scared.” “I did tell Officer Waller I was not going to show him any favoritism, and not treat him any different than other suspects.”
 Waller was released from custody at the Geneva County Jail on Tuesday after he posted $3,500 bail.