K9 Ares – Clayton County, Georgia

Handler – Officer Demetris Johnson

K9 officer to be laid to rest in Clayton County

K-9 Ares served the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Clayton County with distinction for 8 years. K-9 Ares specialized in narcotics detection serving in both the Cobra Unit and the Vice Squad which are both parts of Sheriff Victor Hill’s elite special forces. Ares was the epitome of a “crime fighter” in his career finding millions of dollars worth of illegal narcotics while in Cobra and Vice. Ares ended his career in the jail division making history as the first K-9 to be assigned to patrol Georgia’s toughest para-military jail exclusively. There he patrolled with the Sheriff’s elite Scorpion unit which which is the special forces for the jail. K-9 Ares insured that criminals feared even thinking of bringing illegal narcotics into the Clayton County jail. On Wednesday November 7, 2018 at 2pm, K9 Ares will receive full honors with a police funeral escort from 545 S Glynn St Fayetteville GA to the Sheriffs office where he will be laid to rest. Officer Demetris Johnson pictured with Ares and the Sheriff was the K-9 handler of Ares. Johnson will speak on behalf of his fallen partner at the funeral.

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Submitted By Jim Cortina

James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.
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