A Texas man was arrested after his seven canine mauled a 71-year-old man to demise whereas strolling to a neighborhood retailer final week, authorities mentioned.
The sufferer, recognized as Freddy Garcia, was strolling to the shop round 1:30 p.m. on July 18 when he was attacked by the seven canine within the metropolis of Fresno, simply south of Houston, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a press release. Officers arrived on the scene and Garcia was taken to a hospital in Houston, the place he was later pronounced useless.
In a information convention, Sheriff Eric Fagan mentioned Garcia was strolling on a sidewalk and “did nothing to impress the animals” they usually attacked “for no motive.”
“This can be a tragic, tragic incident,” Fagan mentioned. “It was uncalled for. It was mindless.”
4 of the canine have been captured after the assault and the three remaining have been later captured by animal management. All seven canine have been a pit bull combine.
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Officers initially mentioned they believed the canine have been stray canine, however an investigation was underway to find out if the canine belonged to anybody. When the three remaining canine have been caught, they have been in a yard belonging to a neighbor, 47-year-old Samuel Cartwright, KTRK reported.
Cartwright instructed the outlet the canine did not belong to him and he referred to as animal management as quickly as he noticed them on his property. He added there have been round 20 stray canine within the neighborhood and “individuals simply dump them round right here.”
On Friday, the sheriff’s workplace introduced Cartwright had been arrested and charged for Garcia’s demise, including investigators realized he’s the proprietor of all of the canine liable for the mauling.
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Cartwright is being held on the Fort Bend County Jail, jail information present, and is being held on $100,000 bond. He’s being charged with Assault by Canine leading to Dying, which is a second-degree felony in Texas.
The costs are underneath “Lillian’s Legislation,” a 2007 legislation that claims canine homeowners could possibly be accountable if canine trigger accidents or demise in an unprovoked assault. Earlier than the arrest was made, District Legal professional Brian Middleton mentioned any suspect may face two to twenty years in jail and a $10,000 tremendous.
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