Man accused of kicking airport K9 so hard "he was lifted off of the ground"

An planetary traveler was arrested aft allegedly "maliciously" assaulting a constabulary K9 astatine Dulles International Airport, kicking it truthful hard it went airborne, according to a national aerial marshal.

According to an affidavit, Hamed Aly Marie allegedly attacked the Customs and Border Protection K9, named Freddy, arsenic it was helping surface luggage Tuesday astatine a baggage assertion country wherever EgyptAir formation 981 luggage was being deposited aft arriving astatine the Washington, D.C., country airport.

Freddy, a beagle "trained to find illicit cultivation contraband," was helping with screening successful the baggage assertion country erstwhile helium "alerted to a portion of luggage" and tried to inspect it further, the affidavit said. Marie, the proprietor of the luggage, came implicit to the canine and an cause and started talking to the agent, according to the affidavit.

"Shortly aft the speech began, Marie kicked K9 Freddy. K9 Freddy was kicked truthful hard that helium was lifted disconnected of the ground. K9 Freddy was injured and was taken to the veterinary exigency room," the affidavit said.

Marie was arrested Wednesday and is charged successful a U.S. District Court successful Virginia with willfully and maliciously harming a constabulary animal. No plea had been entered successful the lawsuit arsenic of Wednesday evening, nor is determination a listed defence attorney.

The charging papers does not specify Marie's state of origin, but the tribunal reports that an interpreter has been secured for him.