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Pit Bulls Attack Jogger
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/17/08
A Stone Mountain Park police sergeant shot and killed two pit bulls Saturday morning after the dogs attacked a jogger and tried to attack the officer, police said.
Sgt. Mike Carney killed the dogs along Stonewall Jackson Drive, which runs along the south and east sides of the park, after they attacked Billy Rowe, 60, of Decatur, said Robert L. "Chuck" Kelley, the park's police and fire chief.
The attack occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. while Rowe was jogging along Stonewall Jackson, Kelley said. Rowe fell and suffered cuts or lacerations on his ear, stomach and fingers, the chief said.
Another jogger who witnessed the attack grabbed a stick and came to Rowe's rescue, beating the pit bulls off him. The two joggers fled from the dogs and reported the incident to park police, Kelley said.
Officers began searching for the canines, and Carney spotted them near where the attack occurred. As the officer got out of his car, the dogs turned on him. Carney drew his gun and shot the animals when they came near.
"He did what he had to do," Kelley said. "We don't like to take that action."
An investigation revealed the owner of one of the dogs, Joseph Brown, lives on Rock Shadow Court, in DeKalb County near the park's southern boundary, police said.
Brown told authorities that his pit bull escaped through a corner of his fenced-in backyard, Kelley said. Brown said the other dog was not his, but that he had seen it lingering around his home.
Park police did not cite Brown for his dog's role in the attack but referred the case to DeKalb County animal control officers, who will decide whether to bring charges.
Rowe was treated at DeKalb Medical Center for his injuries, which were minor, the chief said.
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