A deputy with the State Fire Marshal's Office has been arrested following an investigation into the October death of his department-issued K-9
The State Fire Marshal's Office say that Robert Fain, a corporal in the Shreveport area, was arrested on one count each of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals and Malfeasance in Office, six counts of 1st Degree Injuring Public Records, and four counts each of Theft and Payroll Fraud.
Fain resigned his position with the agency upon his arrest, according to the department.
An investigation into Fain reportedly began in October following the death of his department-issued K-9 officer, Maily.
Maily, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd, died on October 12 from what was referred to by the department as a lengthy illness.