On January 15 a seven-year-old was waiting at the bus stop with several other children at the corner of Ravenwood and Fawn. Just as the bus approached a pit bull started attacking the young boy. As the bus driver assisted he was able to get away from the dog and get on the bus. Some of the attack was caught on the bus video camera. As the boy gets on the bus the driver tries to comfort the child. He transported the child to a school where his family was called. They transported the boy with ten bites to Kingwood Hospital where he required twenty stitches.
Montgomery County Animal Control was notified and responded to the scene. They were able to identify the owner and seize the dog. Shortly after they filed with Montgomery County Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace, asking the dog to be considered dangerous and euthanized. A hearing was set for Wednesday morning to determine the dog’s fate. In a standard hearing of this type, the owner is a server in that he may also appear before the judge to present his case on why the dog should not be declared dangerous. On five separate occasions Montgomery County Precinct 4 Deputies attempted to serve the court papers on the owner but were not able to find him. They did however make contact with the owner’s family but still, the owner never contacted the deputies. Judge Metts, said he felt a diligent effort had been made to serve the owner and began hearing testimony from Montgomery County Animal Control Director Tim Holifield.
Holifield described to the court the photos and the school bus video. After viewing the evidence, Judge Metts ordered the dog to be euthanized and considered a dangerous dog.
NOTE VIDEO IS GRAPHIC AND COULD BE UPSETTING TO SOME
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