K9 assists in missing person search

TDCJ Sgt. Lonnie Baxter and officer Heath Fuller with “Toe.” PHOTO COURTESY OF TCSO

From Staff Reports

Last week, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, one of the Gib Lewis Unit canine officers, “Toe,” helped locate a missing woman.

When the Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford requested assistance in locating a 64-year-old missing woman, the prison’s Scent Specific K9 Team was called to assist.

Toe, along with Sgt. Lonnie Baxter; Assistant Warden Jamarcus Goodall and officers Heath Fuller and Bart Dean, located the woman, who had been missing since the night before in a search effort between the two entities (Tyler County Sheriff’s Office and TDCJ).