One other thing. What incentive would Karen Servas have to lie about her having put the dog in the fence with its leash on?
And didn't subsequent facts (as recounted by Mister Innocent) bear up her story? He said he did find the dog in the fence, with its leash on.
She would have no reason to lie. I was just stating that it disturbed me that she just put the dog in the yard without taking off the leash. I know people tie their dogs up in yards but generally they are on pegs that swivel so there is not much risk of the rope or leash winding around them. A short loose leash could get caught on something and even if it didn't get wrapped around their neck the dog could get it wrapped around his feet and be miserable. It is just that I don't think I would have left the leash on the dog.