2017 pit bull fatalities 1) Logan Bratz, 6, was killed and his friend Syrai Sanders, 5, was seriously injured by two pit bulls on January 18, 2017 as they walked to school with their mothers in Atlanta, Georgia. 2) Valentin Herrera, 76, of Los Angeles, California, was killed by two pit bulls on February […]
Pit bulls running amok to kill is not “manslaughter,” says Oklahoma City jury
Owner spent $8,000 for two “American bullies,” but not a dime to fix his fence OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma––Antwon Demetris Burks, 36, was on November 5, 2021 found not guilty of second degree manslaughter in connection with the April 6, 2017 pit bull mauling death of Cecille Short, 82. The jury deliberated for seven hours […]
Pit bull fatality leads to judge ouster in Oklahoma
Black-and-white issues in shades of grey OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma––Antwon Demetris Burks, 32, of Oklahoma City, has yet to be either convicted or acquitted on long-pending second degree manslaughter charges resulting from the April 6, 2017 pit bull mauling death of Cecille Short, 82. The case nonetheless had an outcome of far-reaching implications on September 18, 2020, […]
Dog Bite Prevention Week 2017 starts with a bang-bang-bang
Five pit bull victims & one hurt by German shepherd in first 24 hours NEW YORK, N.Y.––Dog Bite Prevention Week 2017, April 9-15, almost began with a bang at Angel Ridge Rescue in Chartiers Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, but hero-of-the-hour Justin Killion didn’t have his gun when the mayhem started. “Killion said his daughter told […]