TEXAS -- A little girl who lives in Frontera Heights, just north of Weslaco, was rescued by a neighbor as she was being attacked by a pit bull.
Brenda Jimenez was simply walking to her friend's house Tuesday afternoon, when the pit bull next door, decided to attack.
The 9-year-old says the gate was left open where the dog lives. Brenda says the dog jumped on her knocking her onto the floor. She thought it was going to kill her.
Fortunately neighbor Alfredo Acuna was driving by when the attack had just gotten underway.
"I thought they were two pit bulls fighting. I stopped and there was a little girl under the pit bull and I noticed that the dog had her from one foot and it took off some skin and head punctures, a lot of punctures" Acuna said.
Acuna says he hit the dog on the head and it ran off. Acuna doesn't consider himself a hero; Brenda's family are thankful he was there.
The girl's family is also worried that the pit bull could be released back to its owner if its released from quarantine in 30 days.
We found out the property is on sale at a reduce price.
The property where the pit bull lives is for sale, and federal documents obtained by KRGV.com indicate Ruben Salinas is one of the sellers. Salinas was caught trying to drive a tractor trailer loaded with 287 kilos of marijuana through the Falfurrias checkpoint in August of 2010, according to the report.
An indictment alleged an ongoing conspiracy dating back to 2008 also involving at least 106 kilos of cocaine and 46 kilos of methamphetamine.
Court records show Ruben and Angelica Salinas and Fernando Perales have both entered guilty pleas. They're scheduled to be sentenced in February of next year.
(KRGV - Nov 24, 2011)