Jayna Hutchinson, 33, of Lebanon, N.H. was charged with cruelty to a police animal and resisting arrest after an incident last July 31st in West Fairlee. Police were responding to a report of a brawl. Hutchinson approached the officers and told them she had been assaulted by one of the men involved the previous day. Vermont State Police Sgt. Todd Protzman refused to take her statement, stating that she smelled of alcohol and was drunk and would take her statement at a later date. After they engaged in a heated exchange, Hutchinson approaced the officer's cruiser, putting her face within inches of the police dog, Max, inside. Protzman claims that she was "staring at him in a taunting/harassing manner". "While the defendant taunted my canine, Max was focused on the defendant and the perceived threat she presented to him, he was no longer focused on me and the other officers at the scene".
Officers arrested Hutchinson, she registered a 0.21 % blood-alcohol content, more than twice the legal limit for drivers in Vermont. Two days before her trial was scheduled to take place, Orange County State's Attorney Will Porter decided to drop the charges after viewing a videotape of the incident over the weekend. He stated, "I think it was going to be difficult to prove her conduct changed the dog's behavior, Most of the time (in harassment cases) people would come tell the court what it felt like. Dogs can't do that."
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