A dog owner was in court Thursday morning after an Upstate woman was injured during a ‘vicious’ dog attack in Abbeville County, South Carolina, deputies say. (Video of first part of the court hearing above) Kyleen Waltman, a 38-year-old mother of three, was attacked by the dogs about 10:30 a.m. Monday in Honea Path, her sister, Sheena Green, told WYFF News 4. The owner of the three dogs was identified as Justin L. Minor, according to the Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office.Minor has been arrested and charged for the following:Three counts of animals/penalty for the owner of dangerous animal attacks and injures a human or owning, selling, breed, etc. for the purposeAnimals/rabies control chapter violationAnimals/dangerous animals not permitted beyond premises unless restrained. Minor was visibly upset during the hearing. The judge explained the charges and the court process. She set his bond at $15,000 and said he is due back in court in May. Watch the first part of the hearing above. Watch the second part of the hearing where bond was announced below: Abbeville Animal Control did immediately take possession of the dogs (two pit bulls and a mixed breed) on the day of the incident, deputies say.The dogs did not have up-to-date rabies shots, deputies say.The investigation of the incident is ongoing with the Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with Abbeville County Animal Control, deputies say. A GoFundMe page said Waltman has had both arms amputated up to the shoulder and she had to have her colon removed and now her esophagus may have to be removed.WYFF News 4 spoke with an experienced Upstate dog trainer about state laws and how they work to prevent aggression in animals. Watch that story below:
A dog owner was in court Thursday morning after an Upstate woman was injured during a ‘vicious’ dog attack in Abbeville County, South Carolina, deputies say.
(Video of first part of the court hearing above)
Kyleen Waltman, a 38-year-old mother of three, was attacked by the dogs about 10:30 a.m. Monday in Honea Path, her sister, Sheena Green, told WYFF News 4.
The owner of the three dogs was identified as Justin L. Minor, according to the Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office.
Minor has been arrested and charged for the following:
- Three counts of animals/penalty for the owner of dangerous animal attacks and injures a human or owning, selling, breed, etc. for the purpose
- Animals/rabies control chapter violation
- Animals/dangerous animals not permitted beyond premises unless restrained.
Minor was visibly upset during the hearing. The judge explained the charges and the court process. She set his bond at $15,000 and said he is due back in court in May.
Watch the first part of the hearing above. Watch the second part of the hearing where bond was announced below:
Abbeville Animal Control did immediately take possession of the dogs (two pit bulls and a mixed breed) on the day of the incident, deputies say.
The dogs did not have up-to-date rabies shots, deputies say.
The investigation of the incident is ongoing with the Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with Abbeville County Animal Control, deputies say.
A GoFundMe page said Waltman has had both arms amputated up to the shoulder and she had to have her colon removed and now her esophagus may have to be removed.
WYFF News 4 spoke with an experienced Upstate dog trainer about state laws and how they work to prevent aggression in animals. Watch that story below:
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