KILGORE, Texas (AP) _ A Rusk County grand jury will be asked to consider charges against the owners of two pit bulls who fatally attacked a 10-year-old boy.
Gregg County Justice of the Peace B.H. Jameson pronounced Justin Clinton dead at a Longview hospital after the attack on Monday in the small community of Leverett’s Chapel.
Rusk County Animal Control Officer Allen Langley said the dogs were euthanized shortly after the attack and the bodies were sent Tuesday to the Texas Department of Health in Austin for further testing.
Sheriff Danny Pirtle said if the owners are indicted, they could face charges under the state’s Lillian Law, which makes unprovoked dog attacks on a person who dies a second-degree felony, the Longview News-Journal reported.
Lillian’s Law is named for Lillian Stiles of Thorndale.