Northern Sonoma Co. Man Arrested After Threatening To Kill Police Dog: Sheriff's Office

SONOMA COUNTY, CA -- Sonoma County sheriff's deputies arrested a convicted felon with help from a police dog in northern Sonoma County on Monday afternoon.

Adam Azbill, 27, of Annapolis in north Sonoma County, was taken into custody for allegedly violently resisting arrest at a rural residence on Tin Barn Road in the Cazadero area of Sonoma County, according to the sheriff's office.

A 911 caller told the sheriff's office around 5 p.m. that Azbill had been drinking and driving and hit a tree in the 38000 block of Tin Bar Road.

A deputy who responded to the scene was aware Azbill had several convictions for violent felonies and was on probation in Mendocino County, sheriff's officials said.

Azbill violently resisted the deputy's commands, threatened to kill the deputy's family and the police dog and threw rocks at the deputy, according to the sheriff's office.

The deputy released the dog, which bit Azbill in the shoulder and buttocks as Azbill thrashed around on the ground, sheriff's officials said.

The sheriff's office's helicopter Henry-1, a State Parks officer, a Cal Fire crew and California Highway Patrol officer also responded to the incident in the remote area of the county.

Azbill refused to let the Cal Fire crew treat the dog bites and he was placed in maximum restraints. He was taken to a hospital, medically cleared early this morning and was booked into Sonoma County Jail on
suspicion of violating probation and resisting arrest, sheriff's officials said.

He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Sonoma County Superior Court.

By Bay City News Service

Image via Sonoma County Sheriff's Office