(KNZA)--A 24-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of a St.Joseph police dog.

KQ-2 TV reports Buchanan County Prosecutor Ron Holliday on Thursday charged Valdez McDonald with armed criminal action in the death of K-9 Max.

The dog was shot on the evening of June 30 as St. Joseph police were serving a warrant on McDonald.

Max was one of two K-9's working for the police department.

McDonald also faces a charge of third-degree assault for allegedly attacking his mother.

He remains in the Buchanan County Jail without bond.