A county K-9 dog bit and subdued a Severn man who had fled a stolen van with four other men Sunday morning, county police said.
Officer Lawrence O'Connor and his K-9 partner, Bubba, were called to help military police at Fort Meade about 1 a.m. The military police had chased the suspects to Buckner Avenue and Mapes Road, where they jumped out of the van, police said.
Officer O'Connor and Bubba tracked the men for a third of a mile, then saw one of them trying to escape. After yelling a warning, Officer O'Connor released Bubba, who caught the suspect after a brief struggle, police said.
Demond Maccio Walker, 19, of the 1700 block of Richfield Drive, was charged with felony theft and resisting arrest. He refused medical treatment for his bite, police said. The four other men were captured by military police, authorities said.