RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – The Rankin County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday that K-9 Deputy Fox has died, weeks after suffering a medical emergency while assisting in a search for a juvenile escapee.
Fox, a Belgian Malinois trained and certified in narcotics detection, tracking and handler protection, had served Rankin County alongside Deputy Decell.
As previously reported, Fox and Deputy Decell responded to Pelahatchie on May 21 to help search for a 14-year-old who escaped from the Rankin County Juvenile Detention Center…