Crystal Watson Going To Prison For Dog Attack

Tanner Monk and Crystal Watson

“They had dogs. They didn’t secure them. They caused a death. They went to prison.”

That statement, made by prosecutor Steve Bristow, pretty much sums up this entire story.  See, last May, four unsecured pit bulls savagely attacked and killed 7-year-old Tanner Monk. The owners of the dogs, Crystal Watson and her fiancée, Jack Smith, were subsequently charged under a new law called Lillian’s Law. This law was a result of the death of Lillian Stiles, a 78-year-old woman killed by a pack of dogs while riding her lawnmower. The law states that if dogs get off their property and make an “unprovoked” attack, owners will face up to 20 years in prison. My opinion? Good.

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Scott Murphy Sicced Dog On Girlfriend

Scott Lee Murphy

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Police are looking for Scott Lee Murphy, 24, so they can arrest him on aggravated assault charges. He got into an argument with his girlfriend, in which he held her to the ground and, get this, ordered his pit bull to attack to her. She suffered multiple bites to her arm and leg.

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Zane Earles Left Unattended; Mauled By Puppy

UPDATE 11/5/08 – Linzy Earles, 18, was charged on FridayFriday reviews with second-degree manslaughter in the mauling death of her two-month-old son, Zane Earles, on July 28.  Because Linzy Earles was 17 at the time of her son’s death, she is being tried in juvenile court.  Court records indicate that Linzy had come off juvenile probation on June 2 for drug-related charges.

Zane Earles was left alone in his swing for over two hours and was killed by the family Labrador retriever puppy, who ate parts of the baby.  Linzy Earles is due in Tulsa juvenile court on December 3.

Newsnews report from http://www.newson6.com

Tulsa, OK - 2-month old Zane Allen Earles was let unattended in the home he shared with his parents, 18-year-old Tyler Craig, and mother, 17-year-old Linzy Earles and grandparents. At around 8 a.m. Monday morning, Tyler Craig left the residence. The baby’s grandfather then left the home around 8:30 in the morning after putting Zane in an elevated, wind-up child swing. The only two people left in the house aside from the baby were the baby’s grandmother and Linzy. Oh, and a 2 to 3-month old black Labrador.

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