Click here to watch a video tribute to Fargo.
Bond has been denied for a suspect police say shot at deputies and killed a police dog in a robbery and chase in North Columbia Friday morning.
Maurice Antwon McCreary, 21, has been denied bond, officials with the Richland County Bond Court said.
Maurice Antwon McCreary
/Alvin Glenn Detention Center
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One day after the shooting, the dog's partner, Master Deputy Warren Cavanagh, was named "Deputy of the Year" by the Richland County Sheriff's Department. The decision was made two weeks ago.
McCreary appeared before Richland County Magistrate Michelle Branch-Howard at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. He is charged with unlawful killing of a police dog, five counts of attempted murder and two counts of armed robbery and remains in custody at the detention center.
McCreary was arrested Friday morning after, police say, he robbed and shot at employees of a community market in a North Columbia neighborhood and evaded police for more than eight hours.
Deputies say McCreary then fired on officers and shot and killed Fargo, one of the dogs assigned to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 unit.
Sheriff Leon Lott said there will be a memorial service in honor of Fargo this week.
Lott said Cavanagh got a standing ovation Saturday from his fellow officers at the awards ceremony honoring him. He said "God works in mysterious ways" as he announced the winner.
Cavanagh has been a Richland County deputy for five years and worked with police dogs since 2004.
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