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Charges Possible Against Owners Of Dogs That Killed Texas Boy
A county grand jury will consider charges against the owners of two pit bulls that attacked and killed a 10-year-old Texas boy.
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KILGORE (June 17, 2009)--A Rusk County grand jury will consider charges against the owners of two pit bulls that attacked and killed a 10-year-old Texas boy.
Gregg County Justice of the Peace B.H. Jameson pronounced Justin Clinton dead at a Longview hospital after the attack on Monday in the small community of Leverett's Chapel.
Rusk County Animal Control Officer Allen Langley said the dogs were euthanized shortly after the attack and the bodies were sent Tuesday to the Texas Department of Health in Austin for further testing.
The two dogs attacked the boy as he rode his skateboard.
Some witnesses said they saw the dogs dragging the boy along a roadside.
A passerby used the skateboard as weapon and managed to pull the dogs off the youngster.
Sheriff Danny Pirtle said if the owners are indicted, they could face charges under Lillian’s Law, which makes unprovoked dog attacks on a person who dies a second-degree felony.
The stiffer penalties are the result of a measure the Texas Legislature passed in 2007 called “Lillian’s Law” in honor of a 76-year-old Central Texas woman who was killed in 2005 by six dogs that got out of a neighbor’s backyard.
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Well come lock me up "DAD". Because by media standards I own and have owned "pit bulls". None of which has attacked anyone or thing. But since we dont have innocent untill proven guilty in this country any more, come on with it.
DAD.. that is like saying if you own a gun you need to be put in jail or if you own a knife you need to be put in jail... get real.. i am not saying that the owners of these dogs should not be held responsible.. i agree they do need to be held for the actions of their dogs, just like if a lab or german shepherd or jack russell terrior killed someone their owners would need to be held responsible
Yeah but PateTriot, when they misbehaved in Vietnam, you ate them.....
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