Officer Reportedly Attacked by Pit Bulls Returns to Work

TENNESSEE -- A law enforcement officer who says he was attacked by two pit bulls returned to work, Friday.

Asst. Chief Dave Chaffin at the Bradford Police Department informed WBBJ by email that he is a little sore, but able to return to work.

Chaffin was reportedly attacked after responding to a call about the dogs roaming on East Main Street early Thursday morning.

Chaffin followed the dogs along the adjacent Cantrell Street, where the dog’s owner lives.

According to police, the dogs charged Chaffin in the driveway as he stepped out of his patrol car, knocked him down then bit several times rolling Chaffin into the street.

The dogs’ owner says her pit bulls are always secured and that her pit bulls are very sweet and have never bitten anyone before. Montgomery believes her dogs would only bite when provoked.

Police said both dogs were taken to the pound to be quarantined until a judge decides their fate.

(WBBJ - Mar 28, 2014)