More like a JACKass.
Posted on 03/26/2022 12:36:09 PM PDT by Morgana
A South Carolina mom-of-three had both arms amputated to the shoulder, lost part of her colon and is fighting for her life after she was attacked by three pit bulls on Monday.
Kyleen Waltman, 38, was mauled by the animals when she was walking home on Ball Road, a dirt and gravel path lined with trees, around 10:30 a.m. on Monday in Honea Path, about 80 miles northwest of Columbia.
'She was walking home from her boyfriend’s house to her momma’s, and as far as I know, the dogs just jumped on her and you can actually see in the road if you go down there, where she fought the dog, trying to fight them off,' Tanya Gilmer, Waltman’s best friend, told WGN Radio.
Avery Presley, who was driving his tractor to feed his cows down the road, saw Waltman under attack in a ditch and was able to scare the dogs away by firing his gun into the air, police said. Severely injured Waltman was then airlifted to Prisma Health Greenville Hospital.
'I ain't no hero,' Presley told the Greenwood Index Journal. 'I still feel guilty about not getting there earlier. I always carry a gun for safety.'
As of Saturday, Walter is in stable condition, her family told DailyMail.com.
Two days after the attack, dog owner Justin Minor was arrested and charged with three counts of owning a dangerous animal that attacked and injured a human, rabies control violation and dangerous animal not permitted beyond premises unless restrained, according to The State.
The owning of a dangerous animal charge carries a penalty of $5,000 or a sentence of three years in prison.
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I’m sure we will soon be hearing how pit bulls are really nice dogs,.
Yes, but as we know from FR, the dog is never the problem./s
Just a nasty breed. There are good reasons insurance companies don’t like them.
Never carried a pistol while farming but then I don’t live in his area.
Fortunately he did carry.
I would rather have read that Presley shot all three dogs instead of into the air.
this is terrible!
( i am not a pit bull fan )
More like a JACKass.
Are pitbull threads making a comeback? It’s been a while.
Not the breed...just misunderstood doggos.
Funny that labs, collies and a whole host of other breeds don’t do it.
That was our boy Chet99, who was good for half a dozen a day until he rode the Zot lightning.
Such a pretty woman. So darned sad.
why do they even let those dogs exist?...
Always carry. And it doesn’t take much gun to shut down a pit bull. Always carry. Bless this beautiful woman.
Those breeds should be banned.
These stories get to me :-(
I once had to shoot a dangerous Pitt at my old place in New Mexico.
Had to be done, was attacking me in my own barn plus I had renters in a small trailer park on the property with small kids...
No way that dog and its accompanying pack was going to be left at large..
A friend loaned me his old 1911...
I curse the person who let that dog run wild and who was the cause of me having to shoot a dog... I did not like it :-/
This trash owner ought to be put down
scare the dogs away by firing his gun into the air
GREAT! Thank goodness he had a gun!
One for the Good Guy and One for the Gun!
WTF.
This is right up there with monkey rips womans face off as far as 100% pure concentrated horrific is concerned.
“He was released on a $15,000 bond”
Good. Let’s hope someone takes care of the justice that the legal system is failing to dish out here.
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