By MES Dispatch Staff
The Briefing
- A Fairfield Police Department officer was terminated June 18 and charged with a third-degree felony in the death of police K-9 Farock, a German Shepherd that died June 12 from heat-related illness.
- The former officer, a two-year member of the Fairfield Police Department, was charged with cruelty to non-livestock animals by the Ennis Police Department, which is investigating the incident.
- The officer surrendered on the felony warrant and was booked into jail; he has since secured bond and been released.
- K-9 Farock had joined the Fairfield Police Department in August 2025 as one of the department’s first K-9 officers.
- The Fairfield Police Department announced the K-9’s death on June 26, stating an internal investigation was completed before the officer’s termination.
FAIRFIELD, TEXAS — A Fairfield Police Department officer has been fired and charged with a felony after the heat-related death of police K-9 Farock, a German Shepherd serving with the department.
K-9 Farock died June 12 from a heat-related illness, according to a statement released by the Fairfield Police Department on June 26.
Following an internal investigation, the officer was terminated June 18. The Fairfield Police Department did not release additional details regarding the circumstances of the K-9’s death at the time of the initial announcement.
The Ennis Police Department, which is investigating the incident, confirmed that a warrant was issued for the former officer on a charge of cruelty to non-livestock animals, a third-degree felony. The officer, who had served with the Fairfield Police Department for two years, surrendered on the warrant and was taken into custody and booked into jail.
The officer has since posted bond and been released from custody pending further court proceedings.
K-9 Farock joined the Fairfield Police Department in August 2025 as one of the department’s first K-9 officers, according to local media reporting on the case.