A Reno fugitive who engaged sheriff's deputies in a high speed chase earlier this year has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the deputies of using excessive force when they sicced a police dog on him after he gave up the chase.

Lawyers for Eugenio Enrique Corona said in the lawsuit that the fugitive, who was wanted for violating his probation, had stopped running and knelt on the ground with his hands on his head when Deputy Jason Wood released his canine Rony.

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Wood commanded Rony to "get that bad guy" as the dog latched on to Corona's arm, biting him on the bicep and chest, the lawsuit said. A second deputy, Deputy Francisco Gamboa, punched Corona in the face while yelling at him to stop resisting, according to the lawsuit.

Video from the deputies' dash cameras show Corona speed away when Wood attempted to pull him over on McCarran Boulevard. The ensuing chase lasts about three minutes, as Corona speeds down Wedekind Road, through stop lights and past school buses.

Midway through the chase, Wood tells dispatchers that Corona fired a gun from his truck. Officers found a firearm in the area, according to news reports from the time.

Corona eventually crashed his truck into a fence on Montello Street, hopped out and ran away, according to the video.

The video shows Corona stopped running in a driveway a short distance away, dropped to his knees and placed his hands on his head. Corona writhed on the ground as the dog bit him and Gamboa attempted to place him in handcuffs.

"The surrender was unequivocal: (Corona) was on his knees with his hands above his head," wrote Corona's lawyers, Terri Keyser-Cooper and Luke Busby. "No reasonable officer could have construed (Corona's) actions as anything other than a complete surrender."

The incident occurred in January. Deputies were working with federal marshals to execute an arrest warrant when Wood attempted to stop Corona. According to a federal grand jury indictment, Corona faced charges of violating his probation by possessing a gun and methamphetamine.

Corona has pleaded not guilty to the charges and remains in the Washoe County Jail.

Washoe County Sheriff's spokesman Bob Harmon said he could not comment on the lawsuit, referring questions to the district attorney. Assistant District Attorney Paul Lipparelli said he hadn't seen the lawsuit yet and couldn't comment until it had been served.

Corona's lawyers contend deputies sicced the dog and punched Corona as punishment for running rather than as a means to force Corona to comply with the arrest.

Corona suffered cuts and puncture wounds from the dog during the arrest.