he was identified as 23-year-old owen ortiz and a warrant is out for his arrest. >>> service dogs are being used in courtrooms to help victims, but some defense attorneys are raising objections. sophie is a two-year-old lab. she was trained in california to be a service dog in smith county, texas. that's around the tyler area. what she does is she sits in a courtroom with children who are victims, and what she does is give them comfort to help ease their fears. this reporter demonstrates how she works. >> if emotion is expressed, sophie will put her head on children's knees to give them comfort. >> i had no idea this was even an option. >> i would probably be so nervous, i can see how it would relieve the anxiety of a child. >> this defense attorney says, you know what, this is manipulative. >> this is supposed to be difficult so people will tell the truth. >> i think it would be exactly the opposite. if you had these puppy dog eyes looking up at you, i think you would be more inclined to tell the truth. >> there's some way they can know if the dog is there, throw it up to a jury and