\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Cape Coral man was arrested Friday morning after being accused of breaking into an apartment, running from deputies and choking a police K-9.According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 9 a.m. to an apartment in the Whiskey Creek area after reports of a burglary in progress.LCSO said that Xzavier Jefferson, 35, entered the victims’ apartment while they were sleeping and was found sitting on the victims’ couch. One of the victims followed Jefferson as he fled, providing live updates on his location to deputies.Deputies found Jefferson near Whiskey Creek Drive and College Parkway. Deputies attempted to detain Jefferson, who resisted. Deputies deployed K-9 Vader in an attempt to detain Jefferson.During the attempted detainment, Jefferson put K-9 Vader in a headlock and choked him, LCSO said. Jefferson was then shocked with a Taser and taken into custody, according to LCSO.He faces charges of trespassing, resisting an officer without violence and animal cruelty. LCSO confirmed K-9 Vader did not sustain any injuries. DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202fGulf Coast News app\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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A Cape Coral man was arrested Friday morning after being accused of breaking into an apartment, running from deputies and choking a police K-9.<\/p>\n
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 9 a.m. to an apartment in the Whiskey Creek area after reports of a burglary in progress.<\/p>\n
LCSO said that Xzavier Jefferson, 35, entered the victims’ apartment while they were sleeping and was found sitting on the victims’ couch. One of the victims followed Jefferson as he fled, providing live updates on his location to deputies.<\/p>\n
Deputies found Jefferson near Whiskey Creek Drive and College Parkway. Deputies attempted to detain Jefferson, who resisted. Deputies deployed K-9 Vader in an attempt to detain Jefferson.<\/p>\n
During the attempted detainment, Jefferson put K-9 Vader in a headlock and choked him, LCSO said. <\/p>\n
Jefferson was then shocked with a Taser and taken into custody, according to LCSO.<\/p>\n
He faces charges of trespassing, resisting an officer without violence and animal cruelty. LCSO confirmed K-9 Vader did not sustain any injuries. <\/p>\n
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