Dog owner sentenced to prison in fatal mauling

[Jazzy]

A California pit bull owner convicted of second-degree murder after his dogs fatally mauled a woman was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison.

Alex Donald Jackson, 31, was convicted last month in the death of Pamela Devitt. The 63-year-old retiree was taking a morning stroll in the high desert town of Littlerock when four of Jackson's dogs leaped over a fence and attacked her in the street.

She was alone, didn't have a phone and no one was nearby. By the time help arrived, she had been bitten 150 to 200 times from head to toe and an arm was severed. She died from blood loss.

Jackson was initially arrested when deputies searching for the dogs discovered a marijuana-growing operation in his house. He was later charged with murder when Devitt's DNA was found on his dogs' bloody fur.

A murder conviction for a killing by dogs is rare.

Prosecutors in Los Angeles County Superior Court sought a term of 24 years to life in prison for the murder and convictions on weapon and drug charges. The dogs guarded Jackson's pot-growing operation and he knew the animals were dangerous, Williams said.

The theory behind the case is that the accused did something so reckless they had to know it was dangerous enough to kill someone - even without intending harm.

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Do you agree or disagree he should have been convicted of second-degree murder?

 

[+paradox]

i agree on the ruling...

 

[identityissues8]

I agree on the ruling. There aren't bad breeds, but there are bad individuals among Dog species and that is more often that not linked to a (excuse the next word) 'bad owner'.

He deserves the punishment, for sure.

 

[Nebulous]

A California pit bull owner

Seems like that's every other person. Lots of pit bulls around here.