Handler – Cpl. Zac Eakle
WVDCR mourns the loss of K9 Boss over the weekend
The West Virginia Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation (WVDCR) is mourning the loss of beloved K9 Boss.According to the WVDCR, throughout his life and career, K9 Boss assisted the WVSP and local police departments in the tri-state area with numerous call-outs in tandem with many handlers and WVDCR Special Operations Team members. For the past six years, K9 Boss was assigned to WVDCR Spec. Ops K9 Handler Cpl. Zac Eakle with a home office at Pruntytown Correctional Center & Jail.This WVDCR Special Operations duo was notably successful for two apprehensions.On Thanksgiving Night, 2017, they apprehended an escapee from Pruntytown Correctional Center & Jail.In April 2022, K9 Boss and Cpl. Eakle apprehended another escapee who absconded while on a court trip at the Taylor County Courthouse.In early December, K9 Boss had his spleen and a large mass removed, but the cancerous mass returned a few weeks later.Sadly, K9 Boss succumbed to his illness on January 6, 2024. K9 Boss was nine years old.