Kansas: Nearly three months after attack, little boy mauled by his friend's Pit Bull mix still hospitalized but slowly making progress

KANSAS -- Nearly three months ago, nine-year-old Chance Orozco was at a friend's house playing. This friend had a Pit Bull - German Shepherd mix that was chained to a tree.

At some point, Chance wandered close enough to the dog, which attacked him.

Chance lost his left ear, portions of his scalp and now has a tracheostomy.

The Kansas Highway Patrol worked the incident and told Chance's family that the attack lasted about 20 minutes. Initial news reports said that police had no plans of conducting an investigation, preferring to chalk it up as a "tragic incident".

Note: An investigation always needs done when an attack is this severe. Where did they get the dog from? What's its history? Has it bitten before? Why was a chained dog able to maul this little boy for 20 minutes without an adult intervening? Were the boys left alone? Were the children in this household afraid of this dog? Is that why it was chained to a tree? 

It's irresponsible policing to say no investigation is going to be conducted when this little boy has a lifetime of injuries he'll be dealing with.

This photo was posted recently showing Chance still hospitalized and slowly making progress. Like I said, a lifetime of recovery. 

APOLOGIST

Despite all this, his father Stephen Orozco told a reporter he doesn't blame Pit Bulls. He's one of those who desperately wants to believe in "blaming the deed and not the breed". 

GoFundMe: Chance’s medical fund

Created December 10, 2017

Patrick Nakfoor

  Medical

  HOLT, MI

Florida: Judge said exigent circumstances didn't exist when police seized abused Pit Bulls suspected of being used in dog fights; orders dogs returned to suspected abusers

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA — Nearly two dozen pit bulls seized last year by Daytona Beach police on suspicion they were being used for fighting were returned to their owners after a judge determined the animals were confiscated without a warrant.

County Judge Angela Dempsey threw out the city’s petition to take custody of the animals after the court determined police violated Noble Geathers’ Fourth Amendment rights when they illegally searched his property at 225 Reva Street on Nov. 2 and unlawfully confiscated 23 dogs.

The raid on the house and the confiscation of the dogs have not been made public by police. Callers from the community to The Daytona Beach News-Journal this month expressed concern that several dogs treated at the Halifax Humane Society had been returned to their owners.

A News-Journal public records request to the Daytona Beach Police Department on Wednesday about the seizure of the dogs was responded to with two reports, one about animal abuse and the other about a stolen car. The names of the suspects and the details of what happened were completely blacked out on the provided reports.

“This is still under investigation, but as soon as it’s ready we will release,” Lyda Longa, police spokeswoman, said in an email. “This is a sensitive investigation ... it can’t be jeopardized.”

But Volusia County court records reveal the details of the case including a Humane Society veterinarian’s report and photos, and Dempsey’s ruling that police should have had a warrant when they entered the property.

Police Chief Craig Capri said on Thursday that although the judge gave back the dogs, the case is still open and investigators are working on filing criminal charges on Geathers, 50.

Because it is an active criminal investigation, Capri contends his agency does not have to release the narrative in the reports.

He said his officers did the right thing that day — and didn’t need a warrant.

“Dog fighting is inhumane and is a very serious offense,” Chief Capri said. “We owed it to the dogs to seize them and protect them from the owner who is irresponsible.

“I’d do it again in a heartbeat,” Chief Capri added.

Looking for a stolen car

Detailed court documents, complete with photos, show police went to the Reva Street home to recover a stolen car on Nov. 2.

When officers got to the home and entered the fenced backyard, they saw numerous dogs, some in kennels, that appeared neglected.

Even a breeding device, which the veterinarian’s report referred to as a “rape stand,” was found in the backyard, a police report states.

Police made contact with Geathers, who said he was the owner of the 23 dogs, court documents show. Geathers told police he had been breeding the animals.

Geathers’ wife, Tiera Geathers, 33, arrived at the home shortly after and she also said the dogs belonged to them, investigators said.

Noble and Tiera Geathers could not be reached this week, and a man who answered the door Thursday at 225 Reva said the couple no longer lives there.

Thanks to the judge not believing that exigent circumstances existed to seize the dog, NOBLE GEATHERS and TIERA GEATHERS are not facing charges in either the case about the abused dogs or the stolen car.

In the November incident, animal control officers were called to the home after 23 American Staffordshire terriers (aka pit bulls), 15 of which were adult dogs, were found in the backyard, documents state.

A 4-month-old puppy and seven newborn pups were found, and another six adult dogs and a 1-month-old puppy were in heavy chains, police said.

Eight other dogs — seven puppies and their mother — were held in cages, the floors covered with feces. None of the dogs had food. All but two of the dogs that were chained did not have water. And two had water that was filled with debris and dirt, investigators said.

Besides tight collars that had made abrasions on the dogs’ necks, some of the dogs had puncture scars focused on their faces, necks and forelimbs, “despite being housed separately.” The animals also had untreated open wounds and some of them were malnourished, court documents state.

Investigators also found paraphernalia on the property that is consistent in the use of breeding and dog fighting, court records state.

A large weight scale, empty cans of Scarlex wound dressing spray, an empty syringe and heavy chains with O rings were located. Those items and the rape stand for forced and controlled breeding are signs of dog fighting, police said.

Treated at the shelter

Daytona Beach Animal Control Officers removed the 23 dogs from the home and placed them in the care of the Halifax Humane Society, records show.

City officials on Nov. 13 filed in court to keep custody of the dogs seized from the Geatherses after the veterinarian’s determination the dogs’ wounds and scars were “consistent with dogs that have been fought.”

Ormond Beach animal advocate Katie Williams contacted The News-Journal after learning the dogs had been returned to their owners.

“It’s just crazy,” said Katie Williams, of Ormond Beach, who said she visits shelters and rescues dogs to adopt out on her own.

Williams said she heard about the dogs at a Christmas party and said it made her emotional when she learned they were back with the owners.

“There needs to be some protocol. The Humane Society should work on finding a way to prevent them from sending back these dogs to the hell they came from,” Williams said. “There needs to be better legislation to protect these defenseless animals.”

Barry Kukes, Halifax Humane Society spokesman, would only confirm that his organization cared for the dogs and said they were complying with a judge’s order when the canines were returned to the owners.

Dempsey threw out the city’s case after a hearing, stating that police violated the Geatherses’ Fourth Amendment U.S. constitutional rights against unreasonable searches and seizures, and he gave the couple back its dogs.

According to the Dec. 18 court order dismissing the case, the confiscation of the dogs was illegal and “all evidence derived therefrom is the fruit of the poisonous tree and cannot be used against (the Geatherses).”

The judge in her order stated that police officers entered the fenced property with the intent to search and made no attempt to knock on the door, nor did they attempt to get a search warrant.

Even after police removed the stolen vehicle and saw the dogs, no effort was made by police to get a warrant. There was no testimony that there were concerning smells or dogs in distress. Police body-cam video showed that the area was quiet and the dogs were mostly friendly and energetic when approached, the court order states.

Dempsey’s order states the Geatherses had a legitimate expectation of privacy given that they had a fenced backyard, which was invaded.

POLICE CHIEF SAYS EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTED

Capri disagrees. The chief said all the evidence on the scene indicated the dogs were used for fighting. Capri said the officers went to the Reva Street home to get a stolen car they had seen in the yard and discovered the dogs in horrible conditions.

“I didn’t need a warrant to seize the dogs. We had animals that needed medical attention,” Capri said. “There were dogs that had signs of dog fighting. Some of them were all scarred. Others were bleeding and had open wounds and not well cared for.”

Capri said his officers did their jobs and still believes the animals were used for dog fighting but that they have to abide by the judge’s ruling. Noble Geathers has a lengthy arrest record that includes at least one drug conviction, state records show.

“We did the right thing. We did our best to protect those dogs by removing them and putting them in protective custody,” Capri said. “All the evidence, the paraphernalia, found at the property showed there was dog fighting going on there.”

Name: Noble Geathers
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 04/29/1967
Arrest date: 04/17/2011
Booking Number: 846365
Location: Volusia County, Florida
Charges:
DRIVING W/LICENSE CANCELED SUSPENDED/REVOKED
DRIVING WITHOUT A DRIVER'S LICENSE

Name: Noble Geathers
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 04/29/1967
Arrest date: 07/19/2014
Charges:
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (FIREARM)
POSSESSION OF CANNABIS NOT MORE THAN 20 GRAMS

His son, Noble Geathers, won $500,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket in March 2013. It was an opportunity for a better life. Instead, it appears he squandered it as he has arrests on his record less than 3 months later.

Noble Geathers has reason to smile. After all, it's not every day that a 19-year-old kid pockets half a million bucks. At least before taxes, any way.

The 2011 Daytona State College graduate claimed his $500,000 prize in the Gold Rush Tripler Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee earlier this week.

Geathers purchased his winning ticket at the Pearson Food Store, 517 Mary Mcleod Bethune Blvd., in Daytona Beach.

The $20 Scratch-Off game, Gold Rush Tripler, offers better odds of winning $30 to $500, compared to previous Gold Rush Tripler games, and the best odds ever to win $500,000, according to lottery officials.

Name: Noble Geathers
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 10/25/1993
Arrest date: 07/03/2013
FLEEING OR ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE
DRIVING WITHOUT A DRIVER'S LICENSE

Name: Noble Geathers
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 10/25/1993
Arrest date: 04/01/2015
FLEEING OR ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE

(Theintell.com - Feb. 2, 2018)

Ohio: Robert Frazier, 36, accused of leaving his starved, chained dog outside to freeze to death

OHIO -- On Dec. 26, 2017, the Darke County Humane Society (DCHS) received a report of a deceased dog behind a residence at 205 E. Cross St., Ansonia.

Upon arrival, Agent Dustin Wills of the DCHS discovered an emaciated dog that had appeared to freeze to death during the current subzero temperatures.

The dog was chained up outside and only had an indoor style wire crate to get inside. There was no food or water readily available for the animal.

Agent Wills removed the animal and had a necropsy done. All case files were turned over to the Darke County Prosecutor’s Office with recommendations for Felony Animal Neglect/Cruelty charges.

On Jan. 25, a Grand Jury indicted Robert Frazier, 36, of Ansonia, on a Felony Cruelty/Neglect charge. This is DCHS’s first-ever felony indictment under the new laws for animal abuse in Ohio.

“This kind of behavior cannot and will not be tolerated in our county,” said Agent Wills. “It must stop now; hopefully this gets the point across to people. There are many ways to re-home an unwanted animal. Letting one die from starvation and freezing temperatures is not an option.”

Frazier appeared in the Darke County Common Pleas Court on Monday where he pleaded not guilty to Causing Harm to a Companion Animal (5th degree felony). Dave Rohrer was appointed to represent Frazier. He is currently free on his own recognizance but faces up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine.

(Early Bird Paper - February 7, 2018)

West Virginia: Caleb Sutphin arrested after chaining his dogs so close together that they got tangled and fought

WEST VIRGINIA -- Deputies say an Oak Hill man faces animal cruelty charges after finding two dogs chained together, causing the death of one of the dogs.

Caleb Sutphin, 32, has been charged with two counts of cruelty to animals. A deputy with the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, and an animal control officer responded to a home at 1891 Summerlee Road in Oak Hill for an animal cruelty complaint.

The deputy said when she arrived at the home she saw two shivering dogs on chains, and the chains were intertwined so the dogs couldn't move.

There was a dog house on the porch, but there was no bedding inside, only a concrete pad.

“Both were terribly underweight and in critically poor health,” according to the sheriff's department release.

According to court document, they checked the area and found food and water bowls around the yard, but one of the bowls were broken and couldn't hold anything. Another bowl only had a little water inside and it was frozen.

One of the dogs, a white and gray mix had no hair on its behind and it looked like raw flesh. 

Both dogs were taken to the Fayette County Animal Shelter, but due to the time of day the dogs couldn't see a veterinarian until the next day.

Why wasn't it taken to an emergency clinic? It sat there all night suffering?? Good Lord.

According to the criminal complaint, the collie mix had to be put to sleep because of its injuries. The other dog, a brown boxer is underweight and lacking necessary vaccinations, but it survived.

"Mistreating your animals is inexcusable and will not be tolerated," Sheriff Mike Fridley said in the release. "They rely on you for food, shelter and care. If you can't handle the responsibility, you shouldn't cause them to suffer for it.”

Sutphin remains in the Southern Regional Jail on $7,500 bond.

ARREST INFO:
Full Name: Caleb Jeffrey Sutphin
Gender: Male
Race: White
Height: 6'02"
Weight: 160 lbs
Birthdate: 07/16/1985
Arrest Age: 32
Arrest Date: 01/18/2018
Arresting Agency: Fayette County
Charges
#1 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS-1
NOTES: PTF Pretrial Felon

#2 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
NOTES: PTF Pretrial Felon

PREVIOUS ARREST:
CALEB JEFFREY SUTPHIN
Date of birth: Jul 16, 1985
Booking date: Jan 31, 2015
Booking location: Putnam County, WV
Imprisonment status: Misdemeanor Pre-Trial
Facility: Southern Regional Jail
Issuing agency location: FAYETTE COUNTY - Bail Amount: $2,500.00
Court info number: 15M-229-230

(WVNS - Jan 19, 2018)

Kansas: Nine-year-old boy faces months of surgeries after pit bull attack, family says

KANSAS -- A 9-year-old Kansas boy faces months of reconstructive surgeries after he was attacked by a Pit Bull - German Shepherd mix, the boy's family says.

The family says Chance was playing with the neighbor child on Dec. 5. That same day, around 5:30 p.m, the father of the other child (who is also the dog's owner) rushed to Chance's home to tell his mom he had been hurt.

Chance's grandmother went to the neighbor's home and immediately rushed her grandson to the hospital. He was then flown to Children's Mercy Hospital in Aurora, Colorado for treatment.

According to a GoFundMe page which has been set up for Chance, the boy faces several months of reconstructive surgery. The page says Chance also lost his left ear, portions of his scalp and now has a tracheostomy.

Chance's family said no one knows what caused the dog to attack. They say the animal was chained to a tree.

The Kansas Highway Patrol worked the incident and told Chance's family that the attack lasted about 20 minutes.

As far as we know, there is no investigation into the attack.

LITTLE BOY'S FATHER IS AN APOLOGIST
Chance's father says he doesn't blame the dog breed.

"I don't blame the breed of dog, I blame the owner because of what he taught the dog," said Stephen Orozco.

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GoFundMe: Chance’s medical fund
Created December 10, 2017
Patrick Nakfoor
  Medical
  HOLT, MI

On the 5th of December Chance was attacked by a pit bull in his neighborhood in Garden City, Kansas. Chance was flown by life flight to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Aurora Colorado.

Chance who is nine is looking at months and months of reconstructive surgery. 

He has lost his left ear and portions of his scalp. Vision in his left eye may be affected as well. 

Today alone Chance has been in surgery for 8 hours. 

Chance and his family will be 5 hours from there home during there recovery period. And Chance’s Mom is stricken with Muscular Sclerosis which exacerbates the situation.

Chance has limited medical insurance.

Update 1
Posted by Patrick Nakfoor
Chance has had a rough week and at time of this update he is currently in surgery.

One bright spot this week Chance spoke to his mother through trachea his tube “hi mommy I love you” the sweetest sound in the world for Jennifer.

Please continue to share Chances go fund me page and keep prayers going for him.

There is an area below where you can print a poster and put it up in your office to spread Chances and his families situation.

Chance with his grandma

This is going to be long road and require lots of financial help for Chance and his family.

Update 2
Thank you everyone for your generous support and your thoughts and prayers.

Chance is a month into his recoperation. He is having surgeries weekly to clean and treat wounds and has a more permanent breathing tube in place.

Cards and words of encouragement may be sent to Chance Orozco
ICU Rm 3106
Children’s Hospital
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora Colorado 80045

Update 3
After some setbacks this week Chance was helped out of bed and into a chair. Grandma who was present was clearly excited. A milestone of sorts. In less than a month the goal that was set of 5,000.00 has been met and surpassed. The immediate family is very great full for the donations, kind words and prayers. After a month of Chance being in ICU and the family being 5 hours from home the need for financial support is as strong as ever. Please continue to share Chance and his families situation and help when you can.

Update 4
In an effort to ensure that people are comfortable donating to Chance and his family on GoFundMe. I want to make it clear that Rachelle the Grandmother of Chance, is my sister in law. Funds being donated at this time are being withdrawn into my personal account and transferred to Rachelle’s checking account. For her to use as she feels is most needed.

(KAKE - January 3, 2018)

West Virginia: Jerry Hommey III arrested and charged with animal cruelty after being caught on camera beating dog

WEST VIRGINIA -- A Beckley man has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty.

According to the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office, Jerry Hommey III, 25 of Beckley was charged with animal cruelty after someone showed a video to police of the incident.

 The video shows Hommey kicking the dog, dragging it by the neck, being picked up and thrown to the ground and dragged some more before it was hooked to a chain. All of it was caught on video.

After investigating, a warrant was obtained charging Hommey. It was also discovered Hommey had other warrants on file for various crimes. Sgt. R.L. Bircham arrested and served Hommey with warrants.

Hommey is being held in the Southern Regional Bail under a 5,000.00 dollar bond

Raleigh County Animal Control took custody of the dog for safekeeping.

VIDEO RECORDED OF ABUSE:

(WOAY - Dec 16, 2017)

Ohio: Updated mugshot for Standley Bryant who pleaded guilty to beating his dog with a shovel and belt then strangling it

Full Name: Standley E Bryant
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birthdate: 03/29/1954
Arrest Age: 63
Arrest Date:12/13/2017
Arrest Time: 2:18 PM
Location: Hamilton County, Ohio
Charges
#1 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
#2 MENACING M4

Note: I don't think this is a new charge, just an updated mugshot for his probation status. He pleaded guilty in 2014 to animal cruelty.

In that case, Standley Bryant was arrested and charged with Animal Cruelty, accused of beating a young dog in the head with a shovel, hitting it several times in the head and then picking it up by the chain it was attached to, strangling it. 

Once arrested, Bryant went on to threaten physical harm to people, officers said. Bryant said he would shoot his neighbor in the face and kill her kids and family after police released him from jail. Bryant believed she called in the alleged abuse.

Bryant was given $50,000 bond for one count of animal cruelty and $50,000 bond for one count of menacing.

Earlier:

• Ohio: Standley Bryant, 59, accused of beating chained dog with shovel, strangling it and threatening to kill witnesses

Tennessee: David Flerl, 54, charged with Animal Cruelty, other crimes after being accused of setting camper on fire

TENNESSEE -- Police have brought charges against David Lamar Flerl after back-to-back fires to a camper and then a truck at 1914 Lynnbrook Ave. on Monday.

Flerl, 43, of 4297 Byrnewood Village Circle, Hixson, was charged with reckless burning, reckless endangerment and cruelty to animals.

Police said Flerl was found standing near both burning vehicles.

Police and fire initially responded on a camper fire. The camper was a total loss. Police said Flerl was told to move away from the camper.

On the second call, police said Flerl was standing next to the truck. An officer yelled for him to get back.

A dog was tied up some 10 feet away.

Flerl claimed that flames from the camper had landed in the truck, causing it to catch fire.

A neighbor said Flerl said he was angry so she went to the window to check on him. She said she saw him putting something in the truck and it then caught fire. She said he kept adding items to the burning truck.

Another woman said Flerly is "a pyromaniac." She said he once threatened her son with a burning stick.

McKamey Animal Shelter came to the location and took the dog away.

A yellow lighter was found in the back left pocket of the jeans that Flerl was wearing.

ARREST INFORMATION:
Full Name: David Lamar Flerl
Date:12/05/2017
Arresting Agency: Chattanooga
Location: Hamilton County, Tennessee
Arrest Age:54
Gender: Male
Race: White
Block: 4200 Byrnewood Village Cir
City: Chattanooga, Tennessee 37343

Charges
#1 RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT
#2 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
#3 RECKLESS BURNING

(chattanoogan.com - Dec 5, 2017)

(October 2017) West Virginia: More than 50 Dogs and Goats Seized from Elderly Woman's Kanawha County Farm

WEST VIRGINIA -- Dozens of herding dogs were seized from a Kanawha County farm Monday in an animal neglect case.

Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association along with several law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant and raided the home, taking 56 dogs into the KCHA's care.

The home is in the small town of Liberty, just outside Sissonville.

 

 

The property owner, a woman in her 80s, kept dozens of dogs chained to the inside of a crumbling barn. Shafer’s team called the conditions “clear-cut neglect.”

As Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association vets are taking a preliminary look at the animals, they're finding injuries, illness, signs of breeding and pain. KCHA doesn't know how long the dogs were living on the farm, but we know tonight they are safe.

 

"It's heart-wrenching to see. This is one of those things that we hear about it, but you never really understand the level of neglect until you get here and see it for yourself," Jessie Shafer, Director of Development for KCHA, told 13 News.

Some of the 56 animals were found in fenced areas, others chained to small stalls in several barns on the property.

"Nobody can care for this amount of animals properly. Nobody can meet basic needs of animals when you have this many animals running around. And the fact that they're chained to barn stalls, not able to move freely, not able to drink water," Shafer added.

KCHA isn't sure how long the homeowner has had this many Collies, Australian Shepards, and Black & Tans, or how long they were being mistreated.

"Their water is dirty if there is any. So we don't know whether they have parasitic issues or not. There are various degrees of matting situations that are going on, which can cause skin infections and severe pain," Shafer explained.

No one knew the animals were living on the remote farm until a local came by looking to buy wood from the homeowner.

"As soon as he made his way to the property, he realized there were dozens and dozens of animals in distress. So he reached out to a Humane Officer- which is always the right thing to do. And we took immediate action," Shafer said.

 

 

Several goats were found on the property, and also taken into the shelter.

Shafer says the owner signed over 49 dogs to the humane association. The owner refused to surrender ownership of the remaining seven dogs (no mention about the goats). She will have to go to court to fight to get them returned to her. No charges have been filed as of Monday afternoon.

VIDEO NEWS CLIP:

(Tristate Update - Oct 23, 2017)

Texas: Toddler still in critical condition after attack by family's pit bull

TEXAS -- A 1-year-old girl remains in critical condition at Arkansas Children's Hospital after she was allegedly attacked by a dog.

The girl has a fractured skull and multiple lacerations to her head and face, said Shawn Vaughn, spokesman for the Texarkana, Texas, Police Department.

Officers were dispatched at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to a call of a child being attacked by a dog at a residence at 1604 West 21st Street, Vaughn said.

A person who called for help told police the toddler wasn't breathing.

When officers arrived, they were directed to the back yard where a pit bull dog had the girl's head in its mouth. 

Fearing for the child's safety, one of the officers was forced to shoot the dog three times.

 

After the dog released the child, an officer immediately grabbed her and carried her to the waiting LifeNet Ambulance. She was taken to

CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital and later air lifted to Arkansas Children's Hospital.

The dog, which died at the scene, was a family pet and was chained in the yard when it attacked the child. The dog's body is being taken to the Texas Department of State Health Services in Austin for testing, Vaughn said.

Detectives continue to investigate the incident.

 

VIDEO NEWS CLIP:

(Texarkana Gazette - Oct 26, 2017)

Earlier:

• Texas: One-year-old in critical condition after being attacked by her family's Pit Bull

Texas: One-year-old girl in critical condition after being attacked by her family's Pit Bull

TEXAS-- A one-year-old child in Texarkana, Texas is in critical condition after being attacked by a dog Tuesday evening.

Police say just after 6:30 p.m., they were called out to 1604 W. 21st Street.

 

 

When officers arrived, they found a pit bull with the girl still in its mouth.

Officers shot twice and killed the dog.

  

  

The girl was rushed to Christus St. Michael Hospital where she is in critical condition. She is expected to be flown to Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

Police say the dog was a family pet and was chained in the yard when it attacked the child.

VIDEO NEWS CLIP:

(KTBS - Oct 24, 2017)

Mississippi: Pit Bull shot after charging Long Breach police officer; owner claims dog was tethered when shot and broke loose only after being shot. Um, yeah.

MISSISSIPPI -- A Long Beach police officer shot a pit bull Friday afternoon after the animal broke free from a lead and charged the officer.

According to Long Beach Police Chief Wayne McDowell, the officer responded to an attempted burglary call at an apartment complex on Park Row Ave. around 1:15 p.m. As the officer made his way around to the back of the complex to investigate, the pit bull came after the officer.

 

 

McDowell says that the officer fended off the animal at first, but the dog came charging at him a second time and the officer fired his gun. The dog was shot in the paw, and its owners have taken it to a veterinarian for treatment.

The chief confirms that five shots were fired, and no one in the complex was in danger.

 

 

"As we do with any shooting, we'll do a shooting review board. But after I personally watched the video, I believe the officer was justified in what he did."

TYPICAL OWNER DENIAL

The owners, Heather Jones and Joey Jones, claim that the Pit Bull was tethered outside the apartment building and that the dog only broke loose from the tether AFTER it had been shot in the paw. However, the police chief has already watched the video, which will be public record, and says the officer was justified in shooting the aggressive Pit Bull which repeatedly attempted to attack him.

In the screenshot below you see "Joey-Heather Jones" claim that the Pit Bull only broke its tether to attack the officer after the officer "started shooting at her". Well, they weren't there so how would they know?

 

 

 

HERE ARE THE COP HATERS

John Haley, Tiffany Haley and Charles Penton commented on this story. Will be interesting to see who they call if and when they need help since they hate the police so much.

(WLOX - Sept 15, 2017)