By Laura B. Martinez
Staff Writer
Brownsville Herald
The owner of a pit bull that allegedly attacked a woman and her Yorkie has been charged with attack by dog.
According to Brownsville police, this is the second attack allegedly committed by the pit bull.
Juan Alberto Villarreal, 34, is charged with attack by dog, police said.
The incident occurred on May 29 at the 3200 block of Calle Columbia.
According to the victim, she was walking her pet Yorkie when the pit bull began to attack her dog. In an attempt to save her dog, she picked it up. The woman said the pit bull then bit her several times on her left arm.
The woman states she let go of her dog, which ended up in the resaca with the pit-bull. Emergency medical personnel were sent to the location where the woman was first treated for her injuries. She was then transported to a local hospital.
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The owner of a pit bull that allegedly attacked a woman and her Yorkie has been charged with attack by dog.
According to Brownsville police, this is the second attack allegedly committed by the pit bull.
Juan Alberto Villarreal, 34, is charged with attack by dog, police said.
The incident occurred on May 29 at the 3200 block of Calle Columbia.
According to the victim, she was walking her pet Yorkie when the pit bull began to attack her dog. In an attempt to save her dog, she picked it up. The woman said the pit bull then bit her several times on her left arm.
The woman states she let go of her dog, which ended up in the resaca with the pit-bull. Emergency medical personnel were sent to the location where the woman was first treated for her injuries. She was then transported to a local hospital.
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