NEBRASKA -- A man whose loose pit bull attacked a woman and her Golden Retriever was arrested Saturday after Lincoln police found several outstanding warrants for him and more than five ounces of marijuana in his pockets.
Chad Winters' pit bull attacked the other dog, which was leashed, and its owner Saturday morning in the 5300 block of Walker Avenue, according to a news release from the Lincoln Police Department.
Chad Winters' pit bull attacked the other dog, which was leashed, and its owner Saturday morning in the 5300 block of Walker Avenue, according to a news release from the Lincoln Police Department.
The 51-year-old woman was bitten on the left hand and thigh when she tried to pull the pit bull off her dog. She was treated at a hospital for her injuries, and the pit bull was captured by Animal Control, which is investigating the incident, according to the news release.
Winters, 33, was not home when the attack happened, according to police.
Officers later found him at 63rd Street and Aylesworth Avenue and took him into custody for possession of marijuana, as well as warrants for possession of marijuana, willful reckless driving and failure to comply, according to the news release.
Winters remained in jail Monday evening.
(Journal Star - Jan 30, 2012)
