K9 Jury – Lenoir, North Carolina

Handlers – Kenneth Black, Gary Turner, Sgt. Jothan Nesselrotte, Steven Key and Det. John Harper

Retired Lenoir County K-9 officer ‘Jury’ dies

A retired Lenoir County K-9 officer passed away, the sheriff’s office announced Wednesday.K-9 Officer “Jury” specialized in tracking and trailing. She was often called upon by outside agencies to assist in locating missing children, missing dementia patients and various suspects.Jury was donated to the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office in 2011 by Anson County Sheriff’s Deputy Jimmy Williams. Throughout her career with the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, she worked with handlers Kenneth Black, Gary Turner, Sgt. Jothan Nesselrotte, Steven Key and Det. John Harper.She retired from her long service career in January 2023 and returned home with her former handler Sgt. Nesselrotte.
“Jury was loved throughout the sheriff’s office but none more so than by her handlers,” the sheriff’s office said. “Please keep the family of Sgt. Nesselrotte in your prayers as they say goodbye to this treasured member of their family.”

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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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