Grant was employed as a K9 Police Officer at St. Charles City Police Department in St. Charles, Missouri. Officer Jansen was a 20 year law enforcement veteran, the last 13 years serving with the St. Charles Police Department assigned as a K9 Officer. He previously worked for the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Office, as well as the Berkeley Police Department. He was a member of the St. Charles Police Officers Association, Fraternal Order of Police, Missouri Police K9 Association, North America Police Working Dog Association, and National Narcotics Detector Dog Association.
Two months after the accident, toxicology tests offered no clue as to why his car left the road that night. The autopsy failed to uncover a serious health problem. Early speculation that he had fallen asleep proved false.
