Newton Co. Sheriff's Office mourns loss of beloved K-9

Bill Graham, The Meridian Star, Miss.
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May 18—The Newton County's Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of a beloved friend and colleague.

Colt, the department's canine officer, died after he was hit by a vehicle sometime Monday.

Deputy Barry Roberts, Colt's handler, said the German Shorthaired Pointer, who specialized in narcotics detection, had been with the department for about a year.

"It's been tough," Roberts said. 'I spent a lot of time with him in the past year."

"Colt was one of the best K-9's that this department has ever had and was a tremendous asset to Newton County," Sheriff Joedy Pennington posted on Facebook. "He will be greatly missed."