James Cruz, 35, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault Tuesday and will be sentenced to four years in state prison, according to the Democrat & Chronicle. He was initially charged with first-degree assault.
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| Jamie Cruz (aka James Cruz) with the pit bull that tried to kill Maria Schaffer |
Police officers arrived at Cruz's home around 1 a.m. on Nov. 30 and found the dog mauling a naked woman in a driveway. The officers shot and killed the pit bull.
Cruz initially claimed to police that his dog ACCIDENTALLY got loose and attacked his girlfriend.
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| A witness said she was by this pile of leaves, so exhausted that she wasn't even struggling or screaming any longer while the pit bull was "chewing on her" |
The victim suffered serious injuries with more than 10 surgeries and remained hospitalized long after the attack. During the incident, a stray bullet accidentally hit Cruz, but he was not seriously injured.
(New York Upstate - June 1, 2017)
Earlier:
- New York: Woman mauled by her boyfriend's pit bull is in critical condition; police shot and killed dog
- New York: Thomas Simonsen says pit bulls attack ONLY when they've been trained. What about all the people and their children mauled by their pit bulls, who they'd raised, with love, from a puppy?
- New York: Police say James Cruz, 34, purposely sicced his pit bull on his ex-girlfriend
- New York: Woman who was attacked by her boyfriend's pit bull had to have her arm amputated
- New York: Convicted felon James Cruz's mommy and friend rush to his defense after police say he turned his pit bull loose on his girlfriend during an argument. Friend Erica Kowalski says it's a cover-up by police because "there was no reason for that many bullets"
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