Tag Archives: Fatal Pit Bull Attack

Criminal Trial: Detroit Pit Bull Owner Convicted on Two Counts of Manslaughter After His Dogs Brutally Killed a Young Boy

The Criminal Trial of Geneke Antonio Lyons Xavier Strickland, 4-years old, was killed by pit bulls in Detroit in December 2015. Light Sentence UPDATE 06/30/16: Judge James Callahan sentenced Geneke Antonio Lyons, 42, to 5-years probation with a year in "work release" jail after his pit bulls eviscerated a little boy. The sentence was below the guidelines of 19 to 38 months. Prosecutors had originally charged Lyons with second-degree murder, but Callahan threw out that ch… [Read full blog post]

2016 Dog Bite Fatality: 3-Day Old Baby Killed by Uncle's Dogs in Fresno, California

A 3-day old baby was killed by dogs, a mix of Shar-pei and pit bull, at this home. New Details Released UPDATE 06/29/16: More details have been released about Susie Kirby, a 3-day old baby girl that was attacked and killed by her uncle's dogs. Prior to going to the bathroom, the mother placed Susie on a recliner-type couch and placed pillows around her so that she would not fall off, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said. It was also the mother who propped open the door to let in cooler a… [Read full blog post]
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2016 Dog Bite Fatality: Police Kill Pit Bull After Dog Fatally Attacks a Man in Stockton

Earl Stephens Jr., 43, was was killed by a pit bull while visiting the dog owner's home. 'Repairing a Scooter' UPDATE 06/06/16: Earl Wayne Stephens Jr., was helping a friend repair a scooter in the friend's front yard on Saturday in east Stockton, the local paper reports. "Little did anyone know it would be the last thing he ever did," states the Stockton Record. Both men were inside the friend's home on North Gertrude Avenue at about 3:45 pm, when Stephens went outside to get som… [Read full blog post]
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2016 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull that Killed Boy Had a History of 'Dog Aggression'

Fatal Pit Bull Attack in Penobscot County, Maine Hunter Bragg, 7, was killed by a pit bull while visiting the dog owner's home in Corinna. Medical Examiner's Report UPDATE 08/25/16: Local newspapers obtained a copy of the state medical examiner’s report for 7-year old Hunter Bragg. On June 4, Hunter was fatally attacked in the throat and face by a male pit bull while visiting his father at the home of Gary Merchant Jr. at 207 Moody’s Mill Road in Corinna. Hunter’s father, Jason B… [Read full blog post]