Ohio grandmother’s family files lawsuit after fatal pit bull attack

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Two pit bulls Last year, a grandmother had to be put to death in Ohio in order to roam freely despite her attack history, and, according to a newly filmed lawsuit, was even in a supply of cocaine weeks before the incident.

Jo Ann Echelbarger, 73, was killed by two Pitbulls named Apollo and Echo, who belonged to the suspect Susan and Adam Withers on October 17th. The cruel incident took place in the reserve in the village of Ashton, a residential complex in Ashville, Ohio.

According to a lawsuit in the name of Echelbarger’s family on March 13, the deceased had only lived in the complex for a few months before it was killed. The two Pitbulls “ran around the shared areas of the reserve and finally attacked Jo Ann while she went peacefully in the garden”.

“Part of Jo Ann’s damage was the extreme and severe conscious physical and mental pain and suffering, which they in the moments, during and after they had maliciously attacked and experienced before their death,” described the submission. “Part of it was on some of the cruelest videos that you could ever imagine.”

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Jo Ann Echelbarger, 73, was killed to death from two pit bulls, while he was “peaceful in the garden”. (Handouts / Google Maps)

The tragedy became worse by Echelarger’s life Fear of dogs, The lawsuit was established. The dogs were later killed by the police.

“The attack and the last moments of Jo Ann’s life were particularly scary because Jo Ann feared dogs since she had previously been bitten as a child by a dog,” the lawsuit said.

“In fact, in their threatening, violent and aggressive behavior, the dogs were so aggressive and persistent that the police were forced to shoot and kill the dogs to end terror,” described the lawsuit. “And even after the balls hit one of the dogs, they returned to Jo Ann and continued to attack before they walked back to the Withers’ house.”

According to the lawsuit, the incident in October was not the first time that the dogs had been in difficulty. The document lists several violent or disruptive incidents in which the corner teeth are involved – including an incident in October 2023, in which Apollo attacked a resident and killed their dog.

According to the dogs in a court decision on September 11, which had not been enforced, the dogs were reported to the dogs of the Withers.

Three weeks before the death of Echelbarger on September 27, the police were called to the dogs because “Echo and Apollo Adam Withers’ cocaine had recorded”.

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Jo Ann Echelbarger, shown on an undated photo with her husband, was attacked by two Pitbulls called Echo and Apollo. (Handout / Adam Withers on Facebook)

“The Body Cam film material of the incident shows this Ashville PD The supervisor’s office is unsuccessful, “said the suit.

In a statement on Fox News Digitally accused Rex H. Elliott, the lawyer who represents the family of Echelbarger, the residential complex and the Pickaway County dog watchman of neglect in the situation.

“The fact is that Jo Ann Echelbarger would be alive today and that her family would not be with this profound loss or constant memory of the terrible nature in which it was killed, not with this profound loss or constant memory of the terrible way if the dog guard or a condominium had done her work,” said Elliott.

“These mistakes led to the death of a wonderful 73-year-old woman, mother and grandmother.”