DENHAM SPRINGS - A man who was tackled by a Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputy and thrashed by their police dog filed a federal lawsuit against the department on Monday. 

The suit alleges that Deputy Jeremy Pittman violated Carlos Hernandez's Constitutional rights when he took Hernandez into custody on August 27, 2025. 

WBRZ previously reported that LPSO was called to the area of Highway 16 and Lockhart Road, near a daiquiri shop, for what was initially reported as a possible medical incident. LPSO said there were reports of a man, who appeared to be intoxicated, walking in the area. 

The lawsuit alleges that there was a language barrier between Hernandez, who is a resident of Honduras and speaks Spanish, and Deputy Pittman. Despite not being able to communicate, Hernandez was tackled by Pittman, who tried to shock him with his taser twice before calling K-9 Diesel to apprehend Hernandez. 

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In the deputy's report, Pittman notes that after the dog bite, "Hernandez continued to resist my commands to give me his hands."

WBRZ obtained a video of the dog bite, which showed K-9 Diesel latched onto Hernandez's arm and thrashing his head for more than one minute and 30 seconds. 

The LPSO report says, "The apprehension left Hernandez with a moderate laceration and puncture wounds to his left arm."

According to the lawsuit, the dog bite caused Hernandez permanent disfigurement, and medical bills related to treatments were more than $43,000. 

Hernandez was arrested for two counts of resisting a police officer with force or violence, and sat in the Livingston Parish Detention Center for months until both charges were dismissed by District Attorney Scott Perrilloux in January.  

The lawsuit says that Deputy Pittman and Sheriff Jason Ard violated Hernandez's Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. WBRZ has reached out to the sheriff's office. We have not heard back.