Disabled Veteran Suing Police Department for Tasing Service Dog During Wrongful Arrest for ‘Panhandling’

When law enforcement goes too far.

Joshua Rohrer in Gastonia, North Carolina, is suing the local police department for tasing his service dog, who later died from the encounter in 2021. At the time, Rohrer, a disabled military veteran, was homeless and dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Rohrer was known as a friendly face walking through his community accompanied by Sunshine, hi…