Arizona: Malik al-Saedi, 25, accused of robbery, kidnapping children and assaulting K-9

ARIZONA -- A man is behind bars, accused of a wild crime spree that included robbery, holding several children hostage and even assaulting a K-9 officer. The suspect even led police on a pursuit and several people captured the whole ordeal on their cell phones.

The pursuit took place on the streets of a west Phoenix neighborhood. The man behind the wheel of the stolen vehicle was 25-year-old Malik al-Saedi.

Police say al-Saedi had just robbed a Subway restaurant before fleeing into area near 35th Avenue and Northern.  That's when he went door-to-door, looking for an unlocked door and a house to hide out in. He eventually found one. The home had four children inside, ranging in ages from 6 to 14. He ordered the children into a bedroom and held them hostage, while he changed clothes.

Moments later, the father of the children showed up and fought with the suspect, but was hit by a baseball bat.

"And the dude took the man's car and he started going off and the cops were trying to stop him, but they couldn't," said a man at the scene.

The suspect began circling the neighborhood in the stolen car with officers hot on his tail. At one point, he stopped and a K-9 officer jumped in the vehicle.

The dog bit al-Saedi's arm and he took off from the scene and dragged the police dog, with his back paws still on the asphalt, approximately 223 feet until crashing into a parked vehicle, according to police.

The police dog sustained injuries including lacerations and road rash to his paws.

Alsaedi is facing multiple charges related to the incident, including three counts of armed robbery, one count of burglary, four counts of kidnapping, one count of aggravated assault, another count of armed robbery for taking the vehicle, one count of cruelty to animals and one count of criminal damage for hitting a parked car with the stolen car.

ARREST INFO:
Full Name: Malik M Alsaedi
Arrest Age:25
Gender: Male
Birthdate: 11/11/1990
Height: 5'05"
Weight: 150 lbs
Hair Color: black
Eye Color: black
Date of arrest: 06/17/2016
Charge:

• KILL/HARM WORK SERVICE ANIMAL

PREVIOUS ARREST:
Date of arrest: 04/12/2016
Arresting agency: Maricopa County Sheriff Office
Charge:

• THEFT-CONTROL STOLEN PROPERTY

PREVIOUS ARREST:
Date of arrest: 06/10/2014
Arresting agency: Maricopa County Sheriff Office
Charge:

• PROBATION VIOLATION

(Fox10 - June 17, 2016)