One Arrested for Robbery, Battery on a K-9
HAMMOND (October 28, 2026)- The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) has arrested a man for robbing a gas station and trying to injure a K-9 officer.
Latrail James, 20, has been booked on one count of 1st Degree Robbery, Unauthorized Entry of a Business, Resisting an Officer and Battery on a Police Officer.
On Tuesday morning, October 27, TPSO received a report about a robbery at a convenience store in the 42000 block of Airport Road. Deputies arrived to learn an individual with a pink mask came into the store wearing a backpack, claimed he had a gun, and stole items from behind the counter before getting away on a bicycle.
K-9Thor was deployed to the area to assist with the search for the suspect. Thor located the individual in a field behind a neighboring business and apprehended him. As deputies approached Thor and the suspect, they observed the suspect choking the K-9 deputy and were quickly able to separate the suspect from Thor.
The suspect, James, was treated at a local hospital before being booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail. Thor was also cleared after an evaluation.
TPSO Public Information Office, pio@tpso.org
