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Evidence mounts against dog handler, scent lineups

Depositions in civil litigation against Fort Bend County dog handler Keith Pikett and his use of "scent lineups" have revealed that the Deputy apparently misled the court in the past about his academic credentials, falsely claiming in a capital murder trial that he had a degree in chemistry from Syracuse. It turns out he instead has a "master's of sport science in sport coaching from the United States Sports Academy." "He appears to testify to things that aren't true," said the attorney for a police officer falsely accused by Pikett's dogs.Further, reports the Victoria Advocate ("Evidence mounts against dog handler named in lawsuits," Aug 12), a former Harris County prosecutor has come forward to accuse Pikett's dogs of picking the wrong suspect in a scent lineup and Houston police officers of covering up for the error:News stories questioning Pikett's methods prompted former Harris County assistant district attorney Victor Wisner to call Easley...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 14, 2009 (boomark / email).