FANNING SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) – Records supplied to TV20 element the regulation enforcement response to a canine assault in Gilchrist County that despatched a person to the hospital. The information additionally element how the canine house owners reacted to studying of the mauling.
According to incident stories from the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office, on Sept. 6, sheriff’s deputies obtained calls a few man being attacked by as much as seven dogs.
The man went to the Arco gasoline station the place emergency crews rushed him to the hospital. Deputies say the sufferer has extreme cuts on each arms and his left leg. The sufferer believed his left arm was damaged.
The man stated he was attempting to make use of the porta-potty within the Ft. Fanning car parking zone. He stated the dogs got here out of nowhere and attacked him. Deputies discovered blood on the location indicating the assault.
Deputies discovered a number of dogs at a property on Lake Avenue together with one with crimson staining on its neck. Deputies say the dogs surrounded their automobile barking.
When animal management arrived on the property and bought out of the automobile, the dogs ran in the direction of the officer and he jumped again into the automobile.
The property the place the dogs are housed is fenced, nonetheless, deputies noticed the dogs run by a damaged a part of the fence.
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Neighbors within the space informed TV20 they aren’t shocked to listen to in regards to the assault as a result of the dogs have ran rampant for years.
Deputies spoke with Michelle Edwards, the proprietor of the animals, and her boyfriend. They defined that the dogs wanted to be contained and 5 dogs had been registered as harmful.
Edwards claimed somebody working for the City of Fanning Springs threatened to shoot her dogs after the incident. She then requested the deputy if she might shoot metropolis employees in the event that they harm her dogs.
“I’m so sorry for that gentleman and I pray for his family and everything, I’m so sorry for that,” stated Edwards. “But, you know, it was an accident. Please, don’t anyone come and shoot my dogs because I’m so afraid right now.”
She additionally claimed to have surveillance video exhibiting the sufferer exterior her property. Despite being requested by sheriff’s deputies a number of instances, she has not produced the alleged video.
Ewards informed TV20 that she has 5 dogs for her safety. She is disabled and has been robbed previously. She says, following the assault, the fence was repaired and shock collars had been placed on the aggressive dogs.
Deputies had the house owners signal paperwork acknowledging the dogs are thought of harmful. If the animals assault somebody sooner or later, they might be charged criminally. While the house owners are usually not being charged criminally at the moment, they might be held liable in civil court docket.
In April, Gilchrist County Animal Control did reply to the home resulting from points with the canine, nonetheless, the dogs weren’t documented as harmful at the moment.
The Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office defined the case was difficult resulting from jurisdictional points relating to animal companies between the town of Fanning Springs and Gilchrist County Animal Control. The sheriff’s workplace does have jurisdiction for prison issues within the metropolis.
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