(Bailbondcity.com - Feb 23, 1998)
Tuesday, February 24, 1998
Bruce Alan Eisenmann charged with three counts of animal cruelty
FLORIDA --Bruce Alan Eisenmann (white male, DOB 10-17-1961), 13036 3rd St, Ft Myers, FL was arrested on February 23, 1998 and charged with three Misdemeanor counts of Cruelty to animals (1 count of abandonment and 2 counts of insufficient food/water).
(Bailbondcity.com - Feb 23, 1998)
(Bailbondcity.com - Feb 23, 1998)
Monday, January 26, 1998
Kansas: Sabine Davidson refused to take a plea deal after her Rottweilers chased, mauled and killed an 11-year old boy. A jury just found her GUILTY of 2nd degree murder.
KANSAS -- In what is believed to be the first case of its kind, the owner of three Rottweilers that mauled an 11-year-old boy to death was convicted Friday of unintentional second-degree murder.
The Geary County District Court jury deliberated less than three hours over two days before convicting Sabine Davidson, 27.
Davidson's sentencing is scheduled for March 2.
She could face a prison sentence of up to 12 years and 10 months if she has no previous felony convictions. If there are earlier convictions, her sentence could be as long as 51 years and 4 months. The judge ordered a pre-sentence evaluation.
Under Kansas law, the defendant would have to serve 80 percent of the sentence before being paroled.
Davidson's husband, Jeffrey Davidson, 41, is scheduled to go on trial March 23. He is free on $25,000 bond.
(Chicago Tribune - January 25, 1998)
Earlier:
Davidson's sentencing is scheduled for March 2.
She could face a prison sentence of up to 12 years and 10 months if she has no previous felony convictions. If there are earlier convictions, her sentence could be as long as 51 years and 4 months. The judge ordered a pre-sentence evaluation.
Under Kansas law, the defendant would have to serve 80 percent of the sentence before being paroled.
Davidson's husband, Jeffrey Davidson, 41, is scheduled to go on trial March 23. He is free on $25,000 bond.
(Chicago Tribune - January 25, 1998)
Earlier:
Thursday, October 16, 1997
Burned Cat Dies After $30,000 Treatments
ILLINOIS -- A cat set on fire in a July incident that led to criminal charges against four Indiana University students has died after $30,000 in veterinary treatment.
Police say the students used flammable liquid to set at least four neighborhood cats on fire, including Olivia, the animal who died this week after more than 11 weeks of skin grafts and other treatment.
The 6-year-old cat owned by Lesley Davis and Matt Murphy was burned over 40 percent of its body July 25.
Had they known the ordeal would be so painful and difficult for them and for the cat, they would have had Olivia [euthanized immediately], Murphy said. He estimated that $18,000 to $20,000 of the approximately $30,000 spent on the cat came from donations.
(Chicago Tribune - October 15, 1997)
Police say the students used flammable liquid to set at least four neighborhood cats on fire, including Olivia, the animal who died this week after more than 11 weeks of skin grafts and other treatment.
The 6-year-old cat owned by Lesley Davis and Matt Murphy was burned over 40 percent of its body July 25.
Had they known the ordeal would be so painful and difficult for them and for the cat, they would have had Olivia [euthanized immediately], Murphy said. He estimated that $18,000 to $20,000 of the approximately $30,000 spent on the cat came from donations.
(Chicago Tribune - October 15, 1997)
Sunday, May 25, 1997
Pennsylvania: Woman Is Mauled In Pit Bull Attack. A Firefighter Who Heard Her Screams Shot One Of The Dogs
PENNSYLVANIA -- A 51-year-old woman was savagely mauled by two pit bulls on the streets of Norristown early yesterday and was saved only when a volunteer firefighter who lives nearby shot one of the dogs.
Mary Garrett of Pottstown was listed in serious condition yesterday at Allegheny University Hospitals/Hahnemann with numerous severe bites and gouges on her head, arms, legs, face and chest. Police said Garrett was attacked about 1:30 a.m. while she walked in the 600 block of Swede Street.
"This is one of the worst attacks we have ever had,'' said Norristown Police Chief Thomas Stone. "This woman had to be flown out of here by a helicopter. This was not like a dog nipping at the postman.''
Stone said Garrett spent her first 12 hours at Hahnemann in the intensive care unit.
Police said they had been unable to determine who owned the dogs.
Reached by telephone in her hospital room yesterday, Garrett said she was too weak to talk about the incident.
"I don't feel like talking,'' she said. "The damage is done. There is nothing I can do about it now.''
Norristown has experienced problems with Pit Bulls, Dobermans and Rottweilers for several years. Police say drug dealers use the dogs for protection, and they describe illegal dog fights as common. They also say dog attacks increase dramatically as the weather grows warmer.
The mauling prompted community leaders and business people in Norristown to renew their pleas for the borough to put an end to what they say is an alarming abundance of untethered, vicious dogs roaming the streets.
"It's mostly drug dealers who use these dogs for protection and for threat,'' said Dana Davis, the owner of B&H Groceries, around the corner from where the attack occurred. "Next to a gun, you got a pit bull. These young men need to stop walking through our streets with pit bulls unleashed and unlicensed.''
Ernest Webb, 49, a construction worker and volunteer Norristown firefighter, said he was watching TV early yesterday when he heard a woman scream.
"I looked out the window and saw a woman running up the street and saw two dogs running after her,'' Webb said. "The lady was hollering, 'Help me.' ''
Webb said he grabbed his licensed .380-caliber double-action pistol and raced outside. By the time he got across the street, he said, "the dogs had the woman on the ground. They were tearing her clothes off. I saw nothing but blood flying. It was a horrible sight to see.''
When one of the dogs let the woman loose and came after him, Webb said, "I plugged him with my .380. I knew I hit him. He jumped into the air and started yelping.''
Both dogs then fled.
"I ran over to try to help her,'' Webb said. "I told her, 'Don't move until the police get here.' ''
Danielle White, 21, said the commotion drew her from her home to her neighbor's cement steps, where she saw two pit bulls, one white and one brown, mauling Garrett. She said she rushed inside to call police and returned after Webb had shot one of the dogs.
After the attack, Garrett was sitting on her neighbor's porch, White said, her clothes ripped from her body. "She was bleeding everywhere.''
The white dog involved in the attack was captured by police about 4:30 a.m. after police received calls about a dog in distress.
Stone said the dog had what appeared to be a fresh graze wound on its leg. He said the dog was being held at an animal shelter. Authorities were deciding whether to test the animal for rabies.
The police chief said the other dog had not been located as of early yesterday evening. Nor had the owner or owners of the dogs. He said the white dog appeared to be well-cared for and was not malnourished.
"If we could establish an owner, we could probably file charges,'' Stone said. "But I think the chances of that are very slim.''
Stone said he had not determined why Garrett was attacked. He also said he was not certain why she was out on the street.
"We don't know if they were sicced on her, or what,'' Stone said. "She was not in a good condition to talk with.''
He credited Webb with saving Garrett's life.
"If it wasn't for him, this probably would have been an extremely tragic event,'' Stone said. "Ernest Webb probably saved her from fatal injuries.''
Paula Robinson, director of the Norristown Neighborhood Association, said the block on which the attack occurred is "one of the worst blocks in the town'' for drugs and other criminal activity.
"It has gotten to be extremely bad,'' she said. "Some of our members have had to move out of there because it just isn't safe anymore.''
Robinson said she would push the borough to do something about the dog problem.
"I am not against all dogs,'' she said. ''My niece was bit by a pit bull. Vicious dogs should not be roaming the streets freely.''
Stone said the borough has often discussed banning certain animals but never passed any legislation.
"It is difficult to do unless by ordinance you can specifically ban pit bulls, which is something I am certainly not opposed to,'' Stone said. "We've had a lot of problems and it surfaces more in the summertime. These dogs are not used in Norristown as house pets.''
Organized pit bull fights in which spectators gamble on the outcome are common in Norristown, Stone said.
"We see a lot of pit bull fights,'' he said. "We see people in the neighborhoods swing the dogs from tree limbs by their teeth to strengthen the jaws. They put thick wraps of chain around their necks just to strengthen the neck.''
(Philly.com - May 24, 1997)
Mary Garrett of Pottstown was listed in serious condition yesterday at Allegheny University Hospitals/Hahnemann with numerous severe bites and gouges on her head, arms, legs, face and chest. Police said Garrett was attacked about 1:30 a.m. while she walked in the 600 block of Swede Street.
"This is one of the worst attacks we have ever had,'' said Norristown Police Chief Thomas Stone. "This woman had to be flown out of here by a helicopter. This was not like a dog nipping at the postman.''
Stone said Garrett spent her first 12 hours at Hahnemann in the intensive care unit.
Police said they had been unable to determine who owned the dogs.
Reached by telephone in her hospital room yesterday, Garrett said she was too weak to talk about the incident.
"I don't feel like talking,'' she said. "The damage is done. There is nothing I can do about it now.''
Norristown has experienced problems with Pit Bulls, Dobermans and Rottweilers for several years. Police say drug dealers use the dogs for protection, and they describe illegal dog fights as common. They also say dog attacks increase dramatically as the weather grows warmer.
The mauling prompted community leaders and business people in Norristown to renew their pleas for the borough to put an end to what they say is an alarming abundance of untethered, vicious dogs roaming the streets.
"It's mostly drug dealers who use these dogs for protection and for threat,'' said Dana Davis, the owner of B&H Groceries, around the corner from where the attack occurred. "Next to a gun, you got a pit bull. These young men need to stop walking through our streets with pit bulls unleashed and unlicensed.''
Ernest Webb, 49, a construction worker and volunteer Norristown firefighter, said he was watching TV early yesterday when he heard a woman scream.
"I looked out the window and saw a woman running up the street and saw two dogs running after her,'' Webb said. "The lady was hollering, 'Help me.' ''
Webb said he grabbed his licensed .380-caliber double-action pistol and raced outside. By the time he got across the street, he said, "the dogs had the woman on the ground. They were tearing her clothes off. I saw nothing but blood flying. It was a horrible sight to see.''
When one of the dogs let the woman loose and came after him, Webb said, "I plugged him with my .380. I knew I hit him. He jumped into the air and started yelping.''
Both dogs then fled.
"I ran over to try to help her,'' Webb said. "I told her, 'Don't move until the police get here.' ''
Danielle White, 21, said the commotion drew her from her home to her neighbor's cement steps, where she saw two pit bulls, one white and one brown, mauling Garrett. She said she rushed inside to call police and returned after Webb had shot one of the dogs.
After the attack, Garrett was sitting on her neighbor's porch, White said, her clothes ripped from her body. "She was bleeding everywhere.''
The white dog involved in the attack was captured by police about 4:30 a.m. after police received calls about a dog in distress.
Stone said the dog had what appeared to be a fresh graze wound on its leg. He said the dog was being held at an animal shelter. Authorities were deciding whether to test the animal for rabies.
The police chief said the other dog had not been located as of early yesterday evening. Nor had the owner or owners of the dogs. He said the white dog appeared to be well-cared for and was not malnourished.
"If we could establish an owner, we could probably file charges,'' Stone said. "But I think the chances of that are very slim.''
Stone said he had not determined why Garrett was attacked. He also said he was not certain why she was out on the street.
"We don't know if they were sicced on her, or what,'' Stone said. "She was not in a good condition to talk with.''
He credited Webb with saving Garrett's life.
"If it wasn't for him, this probably would have been an extremely tragic event,'' Stone said. "Ernest Webb probably saved her from fatal injuries.''
Paula Robinson, director of the Norristown Neighborhood Association, said the block on which the attack occurred is "one of the worst blocks in the town'' for drugs and other criminal activity.
"It has gotten to be extremely bad,'' she said. "Some of our members have had to move out of there because it just isn't safe anymore.''
Robinson said she would push the borough to do something about the dog problem.
"I am not against all dogs,'' she said. ''My niece was bit by a pit bull. Vicious dogs should not be roaming the streets freely.''
Stone said the borough has often discussed banning certain animals but never passed any legislation.
"It is difficult to do unless by ordinance you can specifically ban pit bulls, which is something I am certainly not opposed to,'' Stone said. "We've had a lot of problems and it surfaces more in the summertime. These dogs are not used in Norristown as house pets.''
Organized pit bull fights in which spectators gamble on the outcome are common in Norristown, Stone said.
"We see a lot of pit bull fights,'' he said. "We see people in the neighborhoods swing the dogs from tree limbs by their teeth to strengthen the jaws. They put thick wraps of chain around their necks just to strengthen the neck.''
(Philly.com - May 24, 1997)
Saturday, April 26, 1997
Kansas: Frenzied Rottweilers chase, attack and kill Kansas boy, 11
KANSAS --Three crazed Rottweilers fatally mauled an 11-year-old Kansas boy yesterday as he tried to board a school bus while his classmates watched in horror.
The large dogs set upon Christopher Wilson and his 8-year-old brother, Terrell, as they were about to get on the bus in rural Milford, police said. The terrified boys climbed a nearby tree as bus driver Kathy Roberg honked her horn in a frantic bid to scare off the frenzied dogs, witnesses said.
Christopher tried to make a run for the bus, but the dogs pulled him down as Terrell screamed hysterically in the tree, police said. Sixteen pupils from Milford Elementary School watched from the bus. It was quick and brutal.
"They killed him, and then they just sat there over their prey," Jeannette Day, a neighbor who ran outside and saw the end of the attack, told the Daily News. "It was like they were gloating. "The lady in the school bus was just sitting there, laying on the horn. There was nothing else she could do."
A police car arrived, and the officers opened fire, killing two of the dogs, Day said. The third dog was on the lam last night, pursued by the Kansas Highway Patrol, local police, state animal control officers, military police from nearby Fort Riley even a military helicopter.
"I've never seen anything like this in all my law enforcement years," James Jensen of the Geary County Sheriff's Department said as he fought back tears.
"With Rottweilers, once they get the taste for blood, there's nothing you can do," said Tonya McCaully, a sheriff's spokeswoman.
The boys' father, Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Wilson of Fort Riley, was flying home last night from Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he is part of the peacekeeping mission.
The dogs' owners, Jeffrey Davidson, 41, and his wife, Sabine Davidson, 26, were arrested and accused of involuntary manslaughter by Geary County prosecutors. Neighbors said the dogs, which were kept outside, were always barking and that some residents feared them.
Social workers were offering counseling to Milford Elementary School students, said Superintendent Mary Devin.
(NY Daily News - April 25, 1997)
The large dogs set upon Christopher Wilson and his 8-year-old brother, Terrell, as they were about to get on the bus in rural Milford, police said. The terrified boys climbed a nearby tree as bus driver Kathy Roberg honked her horn in a frantic bid to scare off the frenzied dogs, witnesses said.
Christopher tried to make a run for the bus, but the dogs pulled him down as Terrell screamed hysterically in the tree, police said. Sixteen pupils from Milford Elementary School watched from the bus. It was quick and brutal.
A police car arrived, and the officers opened fire, killing two of the dogs, Day said. The third dog was on the lam last night, pursued by the Kansas Highway Patrol, local police, state animal control officers, military police from nearby Fort Riley even a military helicopter.
"I've never seen anything like this in all my law enforcement years," James Jensen of the Geary County Sheriff's Department said as he fought back tears.
"With Rottweilers, once they get the taste for blood, there's nothing you can do," said Tonya McCaully, a sheriff's spokeswoman.
The boys' father, Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Wilson of Fort Riley, was flying home last night from Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he is part of the peacekeeping mission.
The dogs' owners, Jeffrey Davidson, 41, and his wife, Sabine Davidson, 26, were arrested and accused of involuntary manslaughter by Geary County prosecutors. Neighbors said the dogs, which were kept outside, were always barking and that some residents feared them.
Social workers were offering counseling to Milford Elementary School students, said Superintendent Mary Devin.
(NY Daily News - April 25, 1997)
Tuesday, January 14, 1997
Oklahoma: Samuel Frazier, 21, given 3 years probation for dog fighting (animal cruelty)
Offender: Samuel J. Frazier
Alias: Sam Frazier, Sammy Frazier
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Weight: 170 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Birth Date: 9/29/1975
Age at conviction: 21
OK DOC#: 244286
#1
Court: CUSTER COUNTY COURT
Offense: INSTIGATING OR ENCOURAGING DOGFIGHT (ANIMAL CRUELTY)
Conviction date: 1/13/1997
Term: 3 Years
Term code: Probation
Sentence begins: 5/7/1996
#2
Court: CUSTER COUNTY COURT
Offense: ASSAULT &/OR BATTERY W/DEADLY WEAPON
Conviction date: 4/29/1996
Term: 5 Years
Term code: Probation
Sentence begins: 5/7/1996
Sentenced ended: 5/6/2001
Alias: Sam Frazier, Sammy Frazier
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Weight: 170 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Birth Date: 9/29/1975
Age at conviction: 21
OK DOC#: 244286
#1
Court: CUSTER COUNTY COURT
Offense: INSTIGATING OR ENCOURAGING DOGFIGHT (ANIMAL CRUELTY)
Conviction date: 1/13/1997
Term: 3 Years
Term code: Probation
Sentence begins: 5/7/1996
#2
Court: CUSTER COUNTY COURT
Offense: ASSAULT &/OR BATTERY W/DEADLY WEAPON
Conviction date: 4/29/1996
Term: 5 Years
Term code: Probation
Sentence begins: 5/7/1996
Sentenced ended: 5/6/2001
Sunday, January 12, 1997
Georgia: Oliver Batiste, convicted of bestiality, is released from prison after serving less than 4 months
NAME: OLIVER BATISTE
YOB: 1964
RACE: BLACK
GENDER: MALE
HEIGHT: 0'00''
WEIGHT: 000
EYE COLOR: BROWN
HAIR COLOR: BLACK
GDC ID: 0000893811
MAJOR OFFENSE: BESTIALITY
STATE OF GEORGIA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS
CASE NO: 364629
OFFENSE: BESTIALITY
CONVICTION COUNTY: COBB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 01/13/1996
SENTENCE LENGTH: 1 YEARS, 48 MONTHS, 0 DAYS
INSTITUTION: GA DIAG CLASS PRISON
MAX POSSIBLE RELEASE DATE: 01/11/1997
ACTUAL RELEASE DATE: 01/11/1997
YOB: 1964
RACE: BLACK
GENDER: MALE
HEIGHT: 0'00''
WEIGHT: 000
EYE COLOR: BROWN
HAIR COLOR: BLACK
GDC ID: 0000893811
MAJOR OFFENSE: BESTIALITY
STATE OF GEORGIA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS
CASE NO: 364629
OFFENSE: BESTIALITY
CONVICTION COUNTY: COBB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 01/13/1996
SENTENCE LENGTH: 1 YEARS, 48 MONTHS, 0 DAYS
INSTITUTION: GA DIAG CLASS PRISON
MAX POSSIBLE RELEASE DATE: 01/11/1997
ACTUAL RELEASE DATE: 01/11/1997
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