CROWN POINT, Ind. (WISH) — A Crown Point police dog got medical attention and a Wisconsin man has been arrested after an assault Sunday during an arrest in Lake County.

Crown Point Police Department reported late Monday afternoon that its police dog named Jack has received a clean bill of health from a veterinarian and has returned to his handler.

Police officers who received minor injuries in the incident were cleared to return to duty.

The police department said on Facebook that officers about 3 a.m. Sunday pulled over a 2006 black Maserati after a pursuit. An officer had spotted the vehicle speeding at nearly double the posted speed limit on Main Street near 93rd Avenue in the city of 34,500 residents in northwest Indiana.

The driver of the vehicle, Tyler Lee Pollard, 32, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, continued to speed as police began their chase. Officers say Pollard eventually stopped but refused several commands that followed.

When Pollard refused to get out of the vehicle, police say, he was warned that a police dog would be released. Eventually, one officer used a baton to break the passenger window to unlock the Maserati. Then, officers dispatched Jack, a 3-year-old German shepherd.

Police wrote in the news release on Facebook that the driver proceeded to gouge Jack’s eyes and grabbed the dog around the throat with both hands, leaving Jack “briefly incapacitated and causing his eyes to roll to the back of his head.”

The dog’s handler, Cpl. Dave Wilkins, ordered the man to release his grip but, police said, Pollard refused. Wilkins struggled with the driver to free Jack. Eventually, a second officer used a stun gun to get the driver off the dog, police said.

After being hit with the stun gun, the man let go of the dog’s throat, but officers had to forcibly pull him from the Maserati. The man continued to resist officers as he was taken into custody, police say.

Police did not share the extent of Jack’s injuries or medical needs.

Police say Pollard was cited for driving 86 mph in a 45-mph zone. He posted a $2,500 bond out of the Lake County jail and was released from custody, police say.

On Monday, police say the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office decided to charge Pollard with additional crimes, including felony counts of battery on a public safety official; intimidation; resisting law enforcement; and striking and interfering with law enforcement.

Crown Point Police Department introduced Jack as the agency’s newest police dog over two years ago. A Facebook post in September 2021 welcomed Jack from a vendor in Canada, and the dog was assigned to the patrol division as a narcotics and tracking dog.