CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Henry Ritter had no plans of biting a suspect he was
chasing, but he saw nothing wrong with barking.

Ritter and Richard Gough, both deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff's
Department, stopped a car July 12 because of a broken taillight. The driver,
21-year-old John Nicholas Hood, jumped from the car and ran into the woods,
according to the arrest report.

The officers' calls to Hood went unanswered so Gough said they were sending a
dog after him. Ritter started barking.

``He stood up and said, 'I'm here. Call off the dog,''' Ritter said.