Ramsey County Sheriff's K-9 Deputy Brett Arthur Berry, 48, accused of assaulting his K9 partner during a training event appears set to make a plea deal

Ramsey County Sheriff's K-9 Deputy Brett Arthur Berry was shown on surveillance video "aggressively scolding" his K9 partner, Boone. The video shows him then "grabbing (the dog) by the collar and slamming it to the ground on its back" and "beating it repeatedly on or about the shoulder or ribs area," according to a criminal complaint

A Ramsey County sheriff's deputy accused of assaulting his K9 partner during a training event in Carlton County last summer appears to have reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Brett Arthur Berry, 48, is set to appear for a plea hearing at 11 a.m. today in State District Court in Carlton, according to online court records.

Berry in August pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of assaulting a public safety dog and animal cruelty. Attorneys on both sides indicated at the hearing, and at a subsequent October appearance, that they were working toward a plea agreement.

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