A woman whose head was mangled by a police dog — leaving her needing surgery to reattach her scalp — will receive nearly $1 million after she sued the California officer handling the K-9, her attorneys announced.
Brentwood police officer Ryan Rezentes sicced his K-9 Marco on Talmika Bates, who was suspected of shoplifting from a local Ulta Beauty store, while she was hiding in bushes on Feb. 10, 2020, according to her federal lawsuit.
The lawsuit accused Rezentes of ignoring Bates’ screams and allowing the dog to bite and attack her head, resulting in pieces of her scalp getting torn off…