CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has thrown out charges against an Eaton County couple whose dog got under a fence and repeatedly bit a lawn care worker.
Debra Olney and husband Daniel Ridge were charged with owning a dangerous animal that caused serious injury.
Roscoe attacked a woman who was spraying fertilizer and weed control on a neighbor’s lawn.
The appeals court said prosecutors failed to show that Roscoe had previously attacked a person, a key point necessary to send the owners to trial. The court says Roscoe’s past aggression against a fence and lawn mower tires doesn’t count.
The dog was described as a possible pit bull and Shar-Pei mix.
- Posted May 11, 2017
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Court throws out charges against owners in dog attack
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