Roseville Deputy Police Chief Anthony Cona said the dog will be given back to its owner when the quarantine period expires. He said police also will make sure the fence is high enough to prevent the dog from either getting out or leaning over the fence and terrorizing people walking down the street.
Hunter suffered a puncture wound to his right shoulder and had his shirt ripped off. He and his friend told police the dog came out of nowhere and they didn’t see him until it was too late.
“If Hunter and his friend would have seen the dog outside they would have stayed clear of it,” Frank Blackwood said. “People should be allowed to walk down the street without the fear of being attacked by a vicious dog.”
Hunter was also attacked last year when he jumped over the 4-foot fence to get a baseball when he was attacked by the same dog. Blackwood said his son spent five days in the hospital and he had to undergo months of rehabilitation to repair the physical damage.
“Hunter also had to go through a long session of counseling to deal with the psychological problems he faced,” Frank Blackwood said. “I dread the day when a little kid walks down the street and is attacked by this same dog.”
The owner of the dog, George C. Kortis, could not be reached for comment.
Blackwood said he spoke with his son after the incident and he told him that neither he nor his friend provoked the dog. He said that even though his son is only 14 years old, he wouldn’t lie to his father.
“My son is a straight A student at Richard Junior High and wouldn’t lie to me,” Blackwood said. “I know my son. He wouldn’t lie.”
When asked if he talked to Kortis about the attack he said no.
“He won’t talk to me. He’s afraid I’ll knock his teeth down his throat. I don’t have any feeling for the man.”
When asked if police will try to take the dog away from Kortis, Cona said not at this time. He said the first time the boy jumped the fence and got into the dog's yard.
“This time it’s a little different,” Cona said.
(Daily Tribune - May 4, 2011)
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