Rodeo clowns do some pretty stupid stuff sometimes. It’s basically in their job description. They will do things that other people wouldn’t dare all for the sake of entertainment. One rodeo clown takes his unserious job quite seriously, and his willingness to do the unthinkable landed him in some pretty hot water with a police K-9.

Rodeo clown JJ Harrison stole a cop car.

The clown pulled into the arena in a Clackamas County Sheriff’s SUV, lights blaring. After honking his horn and pulling forward and reversing a few times, he jumps out of the car and the announcer can’t believe what the clown has done.

He ran to the center of the arena and was boasting the whole way.

The rodeo announcer began flippin’ guff to the clown. He told the clown how stupid it was to steal a cop car, and the rodeo clown pointed out how stupid it was for a cop to leave a cop car running. Then the announcer tells him he’d better find out who’s car he stole so he could give it back.

Harrison walks to the back of the vehicle and searches for some information about the car. After tossing a ridiculous amount of pool noodles from the rig, he walks out with a business card in his hand and his face is fallen.

The clown suddenly realized he stole Sgt. Brad O’Neil’s car and that was bad news.

The clown had met the Sgt. the previous week when he embarrassed him in front of the entire crowd. How? By forcing him to dance for the audience and putting it on the big screen.

Though he knew the officer’s revenge wouldn’t be pretty, he said he wasn’t nervous. He had already thought of that and hired his friend Franz as a security detail.

Franz brought a big barrel and came with a thick suit, prepared to defend the rodeo clown from Sgt. O’Neil’s certain revenge.

As they’re high-fiving each other for their masterful planning, Harrison begins boasting about how he wasn’t scared of the cop at all, and right then Sgt. O’Neil comes walking out into the arena.

Rather than walking straight up to the menacing rodeo clown, the Sgt. keeps his distance as Harrison runs his mouth.

Feeling pretty secure with his loyal back-up, the clown proceeds to taunt the police officer. He keeps telling O’Neil that he’s not afraid and he can’t do anything to him.

The clown believed he had thought of everything. Unfortunately for him, he overlooked one small but very swift detail.

Officer O’Neil has a partner, and he moves on four legs and comes with teeth.

Before they knew it a police K-9 came darting out at them from across the arena, seemingly out of nowhere.

The clown, for all his confidence, leaps into the giant barrel while the formidable Franz takes the heat.

The police K-9 was on Franz in a matter of seconds. He leapt through the air and sunk his teeth into the security guard’s suited arm and took him down in one swift move.

Officer O’Neil allowed himself a moment to enjoy his partner’s fine police work before coming up to pull him off of Franz. The whole event had the entire crowd in hysterics. Of course, it was all just a friendly performance to demonstrate the amazing capabilities of both the police and their loyal K-9 partners.

As it turns out, though, this police K-9 was no stranger to the entertainment industry.

The K-9’s name was Nero, and he served his community as a police and narcotics K-9 for over 10 years before being retired. He spent retirement enjoying life with Sgt. O’Neil and educating families and children on police dogs and how they help keep people safe. He was even the star of a national comic book called Mik & Nero, which encouraged kids to read and learn about safety at the same time.

He truly was a hero of a dog but, sadly, he reached his “End of Watch” on April 30th last year.

Nero was 14 years old when he passed and surrounded by his favorite toys, family, and loved ones. He will never be forgotten.

To see the hilarious comedy act from the rodeo clown and Nero, watch the short video below.

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Source: Brad ONeil/Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office