Deputies with the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported domestic violence incident on Oakwood Road in the Village of Lisbon Thursday night, January 1 around 7:21 p.m.

A 64-year-old man intentionally directed his dog toward a deputy. The dog bit the deputy, forcing the deputy to use deadly force against the animal to stop the attack.

The subject was taken into custody and later transported to the Waukesha County Jail on charges of battery to a law enforcement officer with use of a dangerous weapon.

The deputy sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at a local hospital.

The incident remains under investigation.