GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It’s a story of recovery that some never thought was possible.
Meet K-9 Digo: a member of the Grand Rapids Police Department who was not expected to survive after he was stabbed in his head and chest.
Digo had been attacked by Eddie Deans Jr., 46, who had threatened to kill his family and Grand Rapids officers on May 30.
When officers arrived to Widdicomb Avenue NW and 12th Street NW that day, Deans Jr threw a lit Molotov cocktail at the officers before attempting to steal a car from a nearby family – all while armed with three knives.
Officers tried several non-lethal methods to stop Deans Jr. before they released Digo – who Deans Jr. stabbed multiple times in the head and chest, according to Grand Rapids Police Department…