06-01-2013, 10:14 AM
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Irresponsible behavior has it drawbacks
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LOS ANGELES ? The owner of four pit bulls that killed a woman jogger in a gruesome mauling was charged with murder Thursday in a highly unusual case that strained the memories of law enforcement officials to find comparable uses of the felony murder law.
Alex Jackson, 29, was charged after DNA tests on his dogs found blood on their muzzles and coats that matched that of Pamela Devitt, 63, who died after being bitten 150 to 200 times by his four pit bulls.
"The DNA came back with blood on the dogs that matched the victim's blood," said sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore.
Whitmore and others said it was the first dog mauling case they could recall since the 2001 trial of a San Francisco couple convicted in the death of a neighbor who was mauled by their giant dog.
Marjorie Knoller received a 15-years-to-life sentence after a jury found her guilty of second-degree murder. In rejecting her appeal, the California Supreme Court ruled that Knoller acted with a conscious disregard for human life when her 140-pound Presa Canario escaped and killed Diane Whipple in an apartment building hallway.
Knoller's husband, Noel, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/31...fatal-mauling/
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Sheriff's deputies were searching for as many as four pit bulls that may have been involved in the attack. Officials warned residents to call 911 if they spotted the dogs.
The name of the woman was not immediately released, but ABC7 reported she was 63 years old.
The station also reported that residents have been afraid of wild dogs for some time and that about two weeks ago, a pack of dogs attacked a horse and a woman riding it.
Sheriff's Lt. John Corina told the station a witness saw four or five dogs attacking the woman this morning and honked to try and scare them away. Instead they tried to attack the witness' car -- specifically trying to puncture the car's tires.
The first deputy on scene fired a shot at the dog from about 30 feet away, and the dog ran off into the desert.
The woman had severe injuries and died on the way to the hospital.
Resident Diane Huffman told ABC7 that "it's really scary. I think I'm going to get a gun to protect myself."
A 29-year-old man was arrested tonight at his home in the 37300 block of 115th Street. Eight dogs -- six pit bulls and two mixed ...
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_23209368...-near-palmdale
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Yeah, whatever ...
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