The Smith County Sheriff's office is reporting that Michael Koch, the suspect in K-9 officer Ogar shooting, has been apprehended in Garland.

Just after 7 this morning, this staement was released from the Smith County Sheriff's Office, "Michael Paul Koch was taken into custody this morning in Garland, Texas. Koch was taken into custody by members of the Smith County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division, Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation Division Task Force and Officers of the Garland, Texas Police Department."

"I would like to commend everyone who has tirelessly sought to bring to justice this criminal, especially the dedicated members of the Smith County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division who have been working on this around the clock since it first occurred. Also, thanks so much to the news media who have been of great assistance in providing information to the public in this case."

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