2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Man Dies After Being Attacked by a Pair of Pit Bulls in Roane County, Tennessee

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Michael Lane of Kingston died two weeks after being attacked by a pair of pit bulls.

Mauling Victim Dies
Roane County, TN - On September 25, Michael Lane, 68-years old, was walking along Cave Creek Road in Loudon when two pit bulls belonging to Charles Henry Green viciously attacked him. Green was arrested on October 1 on one count of allowing animals to run at large causing serious injury or death. Lane died on October 8. According to his obituary, Lane "crossed over, or maybe ran, into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, October 08, 2022 following a tragic event."

According to the warrant filed in the case, a passerby identified as Craig Stinson reportedly saw Lane’s leg sticking out of a ditch on the side of the road and stopped. "Craig said that Michael had told him he was attacked by two pit bulls while walking down the roadway," the warrant said. "Craig said he never saw the pit bulls attacking Michael, but said there were two aggressive pit bulls on the property of 172 Cave Creek Road due to his prior knowledge of the dogs."

The deputy that responded was able to speak to Lane prior to the ambulance arriving. He asked Lane where he was when the dogs attacked him. "He stated he was walking down the hill in the road just before the address at 172 Cave Creek Road when he was attacked by the pit bulls," the warrant said. "I did see that Michael had severe lacerations to both his left and right arms and his ears appeared to have been ripped off." Green's address is listed as 172 Cave Creek Road.

The deputy, a sergeant with the sheriff’s office and an animal control officer paid Green a visit, reports The Mountain Press. Green stated that he couldn’t say if his dogs ran off his property. That is when the deputy observed blood on Green's dogs. "I did observe that the gray pit bull owned by Charles had what appeared to be fresh blood on its legs and chest, and on its feet," the warrant said. "The black and white pit bull that was owned by Charles had blood on its legs and chest."

Animal control confiscated both dogs, reports The Mountain Press. One was put down quickly. On October 11, The Press reported that Green decided not to contest having his second pit bull euthanized. He also waived his right to a preliminary hearing, so the case was bound over to the Roane County grand jury. Green could face more serious charges now that Lane died. Moreover, animal control was aware that Green's pit bulls had a history of violence prior to attacking Lane.

The Pit Bull Owner

Charles Henry Green is well known by local authorities. In March of 2019, Green shot a gun into two different vehicles parked in front of a home on Church drive. "His ex-girlfriend (a woman) and her son ... (his roommate) were inside the house at the time the shot was fired," Lenoir City Investigator Brad Brown wrote in a report. Green was charged with four counts of aggravated domestic assault, aggravated assault and two counts of vandalism and held on $128,000 bond.

In November 2020, Green was charged with solicitation of a minor after the teenager's grandfather saw that Green had commented on one of her social media posts. Alarmed, he told the girl's father, who then saw private messages between his daughter and Green. Green had asked the girl to come to his house on Cave Creek Road and said he wanted to meet her. Green told her if she would meet him, he would want to have sex with her, according to the arrest report.

In April 2021, Green's property on Cave Creek Road was designated an "Accumulated Debris/Junkyard," along with several other properties (Page 11). The Roane County Commission authorized the county attorney to file lawsuits to determine whether the property owners listed were subject to a Roane County resolution regarding zoning regulations regarding overgrown vegetation and accumulated debris. It is unknown if this was ever resolved.

What is known is that Green was living in the home on September 25 when his two pit bulls ran off his property and viciously attacked Michael Lane. He died while hospitalized two weeks later. The loss of Lane is a terrible tragedy for his family and friends. Their pain and suffering is all due to Charles Henry Green. We hope that Green is charged and convicted of the Class D felony in Tennessee statute § 44-8-408. We hope he serves the maximum sentence of 12 years too.

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2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Woman Killed by Three Large Dogs; Daughter Charged with Felony Manslaughter

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Rosetta Gesselman, 80, died on October 7 after being mauled by her daughter's dogs.

Woman Killed by Dogs
Troup County, GA - Last Friday, an 80-year old woman was killed by three large dogs in her household. At that time, the Troup County Sheriff’s Office and the Troup County Marshall’s Office stated the investigation remained ongoing. Investigators now say the three dogs belonged to her daughter, Tongia Gesselman, 48, who has been charged with felony involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct. Her three dogs also had a history of violence against animals and people.

"Through a joint investigation, the Troup County Marshal’s Office and our Criminal Investigations Division determined the dog’s owner, Tongia Gesselman, who is the daughter of the victim, knew the dogs had previously killed family pets and had also bit someone which required a hospital visit." - La Grange News, October 14, 2022

On October 7 at about 7:45 pm, Troup County 911 received a call from a resident on Terrace Drive stating that an elderly female was screaming from a window. She needed help because her sister was being attacked by dogs inside the home. When deputies arrived, they found the female, 80-year-old Rosetta Gesselman, lying on the floor suffering with visible injuries. The deputy also encountered three large dogs inside the home that he was forced to deploy O/C spray on.

Emergency aid was rendered to the victim. She was then transported to Well Star West Georgia Medical Center where she later died of her injuries. Sheriff’s officials identified the three dogs as one female pit bull mix and two male pit bull-great mastiff mixes. One of the dogs was captured and subsequently euthanized. Two of the dogs had to be put down at the scene due to their aggressiveness. No future court date for Tongia Gesselman was stated in the news release.

Rosetta Gesselman

In February 2021, two of Tongia's dogs escaped from the property . In April 2020, she mentions "Ol Mr. Chico," who is a mastiff-type asleep on a bed (there is also Woshi). In July 2020, she states she has "5 very large fur babie. That's why I got us a king sized bed." Tongia also notes that her "pit" (who we believe is Nayla in the pink collar) is "very dog aggressive."

Rosetta Gesselman

In a July 2019 post, Tongia states that Nayla killed two other family dogs, Eunice and Lulu.

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2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Pair of Dogo Argentinos Fatally Attack Elderly Woman in Baldy Mesa, California

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A pair of dogo Argentinos killed an elderly woman in Baldy Mesa on Friday.

Woman Found Dead
Baldy Mesa, CA - On Friday, an elderly woman was discovered unresponsive in a roadway at the intersection of Mesa Street and Vinton Road in Baldy Mesa. Deputies with the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to the scene, where they found 80-year old Soon Han. Investigators believe Han was out for a walk when she was attacked by a pair of dogo Argentinos from a nearby home. Han suffered major injuries during the attack. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Baldy Mesa is an unincorporated community in the Victor Valley within San Bernardino County. It is about 35 miles north of San Bernardino.

The dog owner was located by authorities and is "cooperating with the investigation," states a media release from the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. San Bernardino County Animal Control responded to the location and took custody of the dogs. The pair of Dogo argentinos will be held at that facility until the investigation is complete and a vicious dog hearing is held, states the release. No other information was released.

Breeding Pair Likely

Though not verified by police, we suspect this is a breeding pair of dogos, similar to the back-to-back dogo Argentino attacks in 2018. Both of those attacks, however, involved the dogs attacking a family member on or near the owner's property. The pair of dogos in this case appear to have been at large. How could any person survive an attack by two dogos, outside of an armed military or law enforcement officer? Multiple countries ban or restrict this fighting breed, including the UK.

Death Investigation Underway in the Aftermath of Baldy Mesa Dog Attack

DATE/TIME: October 7, 2022, 11:09 a.m.

INCIDENT: Death Investigation

LOCATION: Vinton Street/Mesa Road, Baldy Mesa

VICTIM(S): Soon Han, 80-year-old Female, Baldy Mesa Resident

SUMMARY: On Friday, October 7, 2022, at approximately 11:09 a.m., deputies with Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station were requested to the area of Vinton Street and Mesa Road, where 80-year-old Soon Han was found unresponsive in the roadway.

Through information gathered during the preliminary investigation, investigators believe Han was out for a walk when she was attacked by two dogs from a nearby home. Han suffered major injuries during the attack and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The dog owner was located and is cooperating with the investigation.

San Bernardino County Animal Control responded to the location and took custody of the dogs. The dogs, both of Dogo Argentino breed, will be held until the investigation is complete and a vicious dog hearing takes place. -Victor Valley Station, SBCS

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Area where a pair of dogo Argentinos fatally attacked an 80-year old woman in Baldy Mesa.

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2022 Double Dog Bite Fatality: Pair of Family XL Pit Bulls Kill Two Children, Seriously Injure Mother in Tennessee

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A pair of family pit bulls killed two siblings, a 5-month old boy and a 2-year old girl.

King Lion Bloodline
UPDATE 10/11/22: On October 5, a pair of pit bulls a young family had owned for eight years fatally attacked their two children in the home, 5-month old Hollace Bennard and 2-year old Lilly Bennard. The mother, Kirstie Bennard, 30, was critically injured from trying to save her children. She remains hospitalized. Both pit bulls, a male and female pair, Cheech and Mia respectively, were confiscated by Memphis Animal Services and euthanized a day after killing the children.

We located the breeder of the female pit bull that was acquired by the Bennard family in 2013. Part of her bloodline is RGB's King Lion.

Less than a day after the attack, the father and mother deactivated their Facebook pages, but we had already taken screenshots of the dogs. We then noticed that one of their friends, Jason Perry, stated on a 2017 photograph of Mia, the female of the pair, "I'd say Chunk did a good job..." indicating that a dog named "Chunk," which is Perry's dog, sired Mia. Sure enough, that turned out to be true. Jose Rubio of NextgenBullies is presumably the kennel where Perry obtained Chunk.1

On Perry's 2013 thread advertising puppies from the breeding of RGB Jefe Son RGB Mulatto AKA Chunk to RGB King Lion Daughter RGB Circe, Perry speaks directly to the father of the children, Colby Bennard. Since Colby deactivated his Facebook page, part of that conversation is missing. Needless to say, Perry tells Colby there were only four girls in the litter, one of which was named "Mia." Eight years later, Mia, along with the male dog, Cheech, will kill Colby's two children.

Perry placed the puppies for sale in a photo album called, "Royal Cross Kennels -- pups for sale." Royal Cross (RCK) did the breeding, but the dog's bloodlines are "King Lion," which is the foundation stock for Jose Rubio NextgenBullies. RCK, apparently now defunct, billed itself as a "well-established kennel located in Memphis, TN. We are dedicated to producing top quality XXL American Pit Bull Terriers with great temperaments." They called their dogs "traffic stopping."

Royal Blue Generation, AKA Saul Cervantes (as seen on Perry's advertisement for the puppies) may be related to RCK, which promoted the "Royal Cross Bloodline," or they may be one in the same. Royal Blue Generation (RBG) is the beholder of RBG's King Lion. That dog was on the cover of the Bully League magazine Issue #6 after it died. A "special tribute to The King, 2002-2010." RGB also memorialized "El Jefe" on the same webpage, the bloodline of Mia's sire.

In 2018, Cervantes claimed that King Lion was "the Godfather of the XXL Movement" and that the RGB bloodline became the foundation of "new up and coming kennels." Another "Godfather" of the XL movement that became the foundation of the XL breeding community is UKC's Most Wanted Kimbo. That dog had multiple offspring that attacked people, including killing at least one child in 2014. Kimbo was well known to "spit HA (Human Aggression) in his offspring." XL dogs that have killed people are among the "XL American Bullies you want to see in your pedigree if you're truly purchasing a top quality dog," according to the XL fan club.2

RGB Pit Bulls, King of the XL, Home of KingLioN and KingLiger, continues to have an active Instagram and Facebook page. The owner, Saul Cervantes, loves to hashtag the terms #LionsOnLeashes, #LionOnaLeash, #LionKing, #KingLion, #Lioness, #Monster, #FreakOfNature, #FrozenSemen and more. The idea that the parents of Hollace and Lilly, who purchased these XL pit bulls over eight years ago, did not know they were high-risk, "freak show" dogs is doubtful.

What we know about the family's male dog, Cheech, is that he was brought into the home about a year before Mia. The father of the children, Colby, referred to both of his dogs as "house lions." Therefore, it is conceivable that both dogs carried the King Lion bloodline, #LionsOnLeashes. At the very least, both dogs were papered. We wonder how Perry feels now? Does he still feel that "Chunk did a good job," producing the offspring Mia? Gee, what else are motorcycle buddies for?

The horrific tragedy of two innocent children killed by a pair of designer pit bulls, known interchangeably as XL pit bulls or XL bullies, is further marred by their parents who purchased dogs advertised as #LionsOnLeashes, #Monster or worse. NextgenBullies even warns buyers, "If you're looking for a gorgeous pet or a freak on a leash, this boy is the ticket! PM me if you're interested. Please speak to your spouse, partner, financial advisor, etc. before contacting me."

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The father called both pit bulls "house lions." At least one came from the King Lion bloodline.

10/07/22: Mother's Condition Improving
The pair of family pit bulls that killed two young children and seriously injured their mother on Wednesday had never been aggressive before, according to a family friend who spoke to Fox News. "If there was any inkling of danger, she would have never had those dogs near her kids," Kelsey Canfield, the mom's best friend, told the news group. The couple had owned the two pit bulls, Cheech and Mia, for over eight years without a violent incident, according to Canfield.

On Friday, Canfield and the mother's sister were on their way to Regional One Health in Memphis to visit the mother. Kirstie Bennard suffered critical injuries trying to pull the dogs off her children. Her condition has been upgraded from critical to stable. She's awake now, and she's aware [of what happened]," Canfield told Fox News. Both of Bennard's children, 5-month old Hollace and 2-year old Lilly, were pronounced dead at the scene after being mauled by the family's pet pit bulls.

The father's uncle, Jeff Gibson, stated in a Facebook post Thursday, "Kirstey is still in the hospital with an uncountable amount of stitches and bite marks over her entire body including her face. Both arms and legs are bandaged/wrapped up completely. As of now it looks like there isn’t any permanent damage." He added that the "attack lasted over 10 minutes and she never gave up trying to save these babies." So far, no funeral arrangements have been made for the children.

10/06/22: Pit Bulls Kill Two Children
Millington, TN - Late Wednesday, WREG reported that a pair of family pit bulls attacked and killed two young children. The multi-victim attack, which also left the mother critically injured, occurred at a home in the 700 block of Sylvan Road near Shelby Forest State Park around 3:30 pm. The pair of pit bulls attacked a 2-year old girl and a 5-month old baby boy. Both children were pronounced dead at the scene. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said both dogs appeared to be pit bulls.

Both dogs were seized by animal control. The mother was transported to Regional One Health in Memphis in critical condition. WREG and Fox13 continue to keep pressing the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for more information. In the history of this nonprofit, which turns 15 years old on October 15, we have never recorded a double fatal dog mauling perpetrated by family dogs on household members. We have located photographs of both dogs on the father's Facebook page.

On Thursday, the Daily Mail named the parents and their two dead children. The couple had many photographs of a male and female pit bull on their Facebook pages. The father, Colby Bennard, referred to the two dogs as "house lions" in 2014 and referred to the male dog, "Cheech," in 2017 as "our little home security system." The two young children, Hollace and Lilly, seen in the Daily Mail article are absolutely precious. It's unfathomable that both of these children are now dead.

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Male pit bull, "Cheech," on left and female pit bull "Mia" seen on the father's Facebook page.

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The father has spoken out against BSL: "I can assure you, nobody will take Cheech and Mia from myself ... Ignorance is no excuse to take so many 'best friends' out of this world."

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1We suspect this because Jose Rubio of NextgenBullies posted many comments on photos of "Chunk," such as "Chunk looking good as ever" and "love this boy" and "The man right there." Cervantes also thanks Rubio for taking on several of King Lion's sons. Rubio of NextgenBullies based his foundation on a son of King Lion (screenshot).
2The Top 15 XL AMERICAN BULLY LEGENDS! Pitbull Legends!
1. Juan Gotty - Gotty Line
2. RBG's King Lion
3. ICK's Disciple
4. NIS Arnold The Terminator aka Arnold
5. Lor's Blue Terminator aka “Comet”
6. BGK's The Rock
7. BGK's Cujo
8. Next Level - Show Stopping Ace
9. Probulls - King Kong aka Kong
10. UKC's Most Wanted Kimbo
11. The Unstoppable Juggernaut
12. De La Cruz - Escalade's 5150
13. DDK's The Hulk
14. Mugleston's Blue Boogie Monster aka Boogie
15. Mr. Markoff

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Baseline reporting requirements:
Law enforcement departments across the United States should release consistent "baseline" information to the media and the public after each fatal dog mauling, including these items.