The citizen complaint filed by Chuck and Dierdre Wright against two Des Moines Police officers involved in the shooting death of a dog will be held on Feb. 28 at the Des Moines Municipal Court.
The Wright's are the of the dog who was shot, a newfoundland named Rosie. They are charging Des Moines Officers Micheal Graddon and Sgt. Steve Weiland with animal cruelty in the second degree and trapping and wounding an animal. Both charges are misdemeanors.
Des Moines Judge Alicea-Galvan will hear the complaint on Monday morning Feb. 28 at 9 a.m. at the Des Moines Municipal Court.
Officers responded to a roaming dog call on Nov. 7. Officer Graddon shot Rosie four times on killing her after attempts by officers to contain her failed. Sgt. Weiland is named in the complaint because he gave the ok to Graddon to use lethal force on Rosie.
The citizen complaint comes after the final investigation ordered by the City was completed earlier this month.
An internal Des Moines Police Department investigation as well as a shooting review found no fault on the part of the officers. A review of the incident by the King County Prosecutor found no criminal culpability on the part of the officers involved.
During a statement to the city council Interim Chief John O'Leary said he agreed with the shooting review and the internal investigation, saying he was not going to take any disciplinary action against the officers.
A third party review by the Pierce County Animal Control of the City's animal control procedures and the response of the officers during the Rosie incident found no significant changes to policy, recommending only that regular officers get additional animal control training.
Des Moines Mayor Bob Sheckler is holding a closed meeting on Friday night, Feb. 18 with local people from the Justice for Rosie facebook group. Sheckler said the meeting will be closed to media so people can feel free to air their grievances and ask any questions they may have.