Tag Archives: Deadly Weapon

Oakland Man with Criminal Past Facing Multiple Felonies -- Including Assault with a Deadly Weapon -- for His Attack Dogs

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Man faces assault with a deadly weapon charge after ordering his dogs to attack. Dog Owner Faces Charges Oakland, CA - A man with a lengthy criminal history spanning from at least San Francisco to Fresno is now facing four felony charges after his two vicious dogs attacked police officers and security guards in a 24 hour period. Rafael Rivas, a 38-year old resident of Oakland, has been charged with three counts of failure to control a dangerous animal after his dogs inflicted mu… [Read full blog post]

2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Child Killed by Three Pit Bull-Mixes, Two Arrested in Apache County, Arizona

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Apache County Dog Owners Face Felony Charges After Fatal Attack Two adults were arrested after a child was killed by three pit bull-mixes in Apache County. Child Killed by Dogs Apache County, AZ - A 2-year old girl is dead and two adults have been charged after three dogs attacked the toddler. On June 21, at about 5:00 pm, the Apache County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) received a call for assistance for a child severely injured in a "domestic dog attack," according to an ACSO report. D… [Read full blog post]

2020 Dog Bite Fatality: 26-Year Old Man Dies After Violent Pit Bull Mauling in West Tulsa; Owner Charged with Murder

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Tulsa Dog Owner Pleads to Second-Degree Manslaughter After Mauling Curtis Wickham, 26-years old, was fatally attacked by three pit bulls in west Tulsa. Manslaughter Conviction UPDATE 05/09/22: Benjamin Ryan Spence pleaded no contest to second degree manslaughter in connection to the mauling death of Curtis Wickham in October 2020. Prosecutors initially charged Spence with second-degree murder for directing his three pit bulls to attack Wickham and assault with a de… [Read full blog post]

2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Three Relatives Indicted After Woman Killed by Unsecured Dogs in Memphis, Tennessee

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Doris Arrington, 59, was killed by four unsecured dogs on April 22, 2020 in Memphis. Woman Killed by Dogs Memphis, TN - A Shelby County grand jury indicted three people in connection to a fatal dog attack that occurred in April. Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich said that Phyllis Jones, 61, her daughter Kimberly Jordan, 40, and Jordan’s son Dedricz Perry, 22, were taken into custody Tuesday by U.S. Marshals. All three face reckless homicide charges for owni… [Read full blog post]