Kentucky: Pit Bull attack in Bell County kills woman, injures her husband

Update: It's now been confirmed that Johnny Dale Lankford is the owner of the two Pit Bulls that attacked Johnny Saylor and attacked Lorraine Saylor, killing her.

KENTUCKY -- A woman was killed and her husband seriously injured after a vicious mauling by two pit bulls on Christmas Eve in a Kentucky coal town.

Two Bell County deputies responded to the scene around 10:20am Sunday morning on Highway 66 in the Wiser Branch area in Arjay and discovered the woman Lorraine Brock Saylor, 66, and her husband, Johnny Saylor, “had been savagely attacked” by two pit bulls.

 

 

Mrs. Saylor was already deceased by the time deputies arrived. Mr. Saylor was seriously injured.

“The husband suffered wounds as well, but was able to shoot both dogs killing one while the other ran off near Country Lane. The deputies determined that the dogs did not belong to the couple.”

“They were just a super nice couple, and I can’t even begin to put myself in his shoes. It’s overwhelming the circumstances and what he found,” Bell County Coroner Jay Steele told WYMT. “She worried more about neighbors and friends than she did herself, [her husband] Johnny’s the same way. They’re just a very giving couple.”

Deputies are asking that folks in the community be on the lookout for a brown pit bull that is injured. They warn to not engage with the animal.

Lorraine and Johnny Saylor

Anyone who sees the dog should call Bell County Dispatch immediately at 606-337-6174 or 911.

Posted on TOPIX:

One of the dogs belonged to Johnny Dale Lankford. Not sure about the other. He's in jail at the moment for beating his wife tho. The woman killed was 66 year old Lorraine Saylor. He husband is still alive. The dog belonging to Johnny Dale was killed and the brown pit bull is still alive as it ran off after being shot.

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ARREST INFORMATION:
Name: JOHNNY DALE LANKFORD
Sex: Male
Race: White
Height: 5′6″
Weight: 160 lb
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Arrest Age: 42
Location: ARJAY, KY 40902
Arrest Date: December 22, 2017
Agency: PINEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
County: Bell County, Kentucky
Charges:
ASSAULT - 2ND DEGREE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT - 2ND DEGREE
BENCH WARRANT

PREVIOUS ARRESTS:
Arrest Date: September 22, 2014
Charge:
TRAFFICKING - 2ND DEGREE
Saylor was indicted for second-degree trafficking a controlled substance. He allegedly trafficked buprenorphine.

Arrest Date: December 15, 2014
Charge:
POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY CONVICTED FELON

Arrest Date: April 29, 2016
Charge:
SERVING PAROLE VIOLATION WARRANT

Arrest Date: June 8, 2017
Charges:
NARCOTIC EQUIP-POSSESS AND OR USE
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 1ST DEGREE
ALCOHOL INTOX IN A PUBLIC PLACE (1ST & 2ND OFFENSE

Arrest Date: October 6, 2017
Charge:
POSS CONT SUB 1ST DEG, 1ST OFF (METHAMPHETAMINE)
Bond: $500 (cash)

(WKYT - December 24, 2017)