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ARRESTED: Attack by Dog


Juan Alberto Villarreal (34)

On May 29, 2018 at approximately 07:00 am, Officers responded to the 3200 block of Calle Columbia in reference to a dog attack call. An elderly woman was bitten on the arm by a dog (pit-bull) and was being treated by Emergency personnel. Animal control responded to location and witnesses directed them to where the dog was located. Animal control located the animal at a residence on the 1000 block of Champlain. The animal was seized after witnesses confirmed it to be the dog involved. The victim was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries to her left arm. The victim advised that she was walking her dog (Yorky) when the pit-bull attacked her dog. She advised that in an attempt to help her dog, she picked up her dog and the pit-bull bit her left forearm several times. The victim advised that she let go of her dog and the pit-bull bit her dog and ultimately fell in the resaca. The victim suffered serious injuries to her arm and back as a result of the dog attack and was taken into surgery. Further investigation revealed that the victim had had a previous incident with the same dog.

Investigators were able to secure a warrant for the owner of the dog, Juan Alberto Villarreal. Subject Villarreal turned himself in this morning on the pending warrant for ā€œAttack by Dogā€.

Under the Texas Health and Safety Code Sec 822.005 (1)(2), a person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a dog and the person with criminal negligence fails to secure the dog and the dog makes an unprovoked attack on another person that occurs at a location other than the owner’s real property and or vehicle or boat. An offense under this section is a third degree felony unless the attack causes death, in which event the offense is a 2nd degree felony.

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