Tag Archives: Oregon

2023 Dog Bite Fatality: 6-Year Old Boy Killed, Adult Injured by Pair of Dogs in Northeast Portland, Oregon

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Loyalty Scott, 6, was killed by a pair of mastiff-type dogs in northeast Portland. Dog Owner Charged UPDATE 07/24/24: A Multnomah County grand jury has indicted the owner of two mastiff-mixes that killed a 6-year old boy inside a garage last December. Koko Moe Miller, 56, is facing multiple felony charges, including: criminally negligent homicide, maintaining a dangerous dog, and two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment. The Portland Police Bureau's Child Abu… [Read full blog post]

2023 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bulls Kill Homeless Man at "Dirt World," a Transient Camp in Central Oregon

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Bend Dog Owner Pleads Guilty to Criminally Negligent Homicide "Dirt World," a transient camp near Bend, where three pit bulls killed a homeless man. Dog Owner Sentenced UPDATE 12/29/23: Last week, Jessica Rae "Charity" McCleery, plead guilty to criminally negligent homicide and maintaining a dangerous dog in connection to the dog mauling death of 56-year old Joseph Keeton back in July. On Friday, McCleery was sentenced to an expected 3-year prison term. In exchange for t… [Read full blog post]

2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Woman Killed by Pit Bull She was Dog Sitting in Myrtle Point, Oregon; Dog Had History of Attacks

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Coos Bay Man Found Guilty of Criminally Negligent Homicide Amber LaBelle died after being attacked by a pit bull-mix at her Myrtle Point apartment. Coos Bay Man Sentenced UPDATE 11/12/22: Just over one year after a woman was killed by a dog that was under the care of her boyfriend, the man was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in connection to her death. On September 24, 2021, Amber LaBelle, then 42, was viciously attacked by a large dog that Jeremy Robertson had lef… [Read full blog post]

2020 Dog Bite Fatality: 'Mastiff' with History of Aggression Killed Portland Owner in April; No News Release from Police

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Frederick Shew, 70-years old, was violently killed by his mastiff on April 11 in Portland. Mastiff Kills Owner Portland, OR - On June 15, it was reported for the first time that a 70-year old man was brutally killed by his mastiff in April. On the night of April 11, police were called to the Southeast Portland home of Frederick Shew, where he lived with two housemates. One of Shew's housemates, Kenneth Miller, told The Oregonian that after he went to bed, he heard a loud thump outsi… [Read full blog post]