Retired K9 Passes Away After Serving Five Years with HCSO

BROOKSVILLE – Sad news to report, after one of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office' (HCSO) retired K9 passed away Friday.

K9 Judge worked the streets of Hernando County between 2013 and 2018 when he retired with his handler Lt. Brandon Cox.

Lt. Brandon Cox with K9 Judge

HCSO has very few working K9 and recently lost one of their handlers. Comparatively, the Pasco Sheriff's Office has over 50 K9 in service at this time.