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NORWALK, Conn. – The pit bull that attacked a Norwalk man on Hanford Place Monday evening will likely be euthanized, police said. The dog has a history of violence, officers said.
The dog, Samantha, was being walked on Hanford Place Monday when it broke free and attacked a 60-year-old man on the street. Neighbors' efforts to get the dog to stop failed. Police arrived and said it took four shots from a stun gun before the dog finally went down. Police said a small black pit bull was also involved in the attack.
The dog broke free of the stun gun prongs and ran back into its house, where police quarantined it. The dog’s owner, Nicole Hoyt, 33, told police she could no longer control the animal and signed custody over to the police. The dog was placed in the pound, where police said it is being tested for rabies and would likely be put down Tuesday.
The victim of Monday’s attack received serious injuries, police said. His ankle was ripped open to the bone, and he had puncture wounds on his left arm and leg and was bleeding profusely. He was transported to the hospital.
Hoyt was cited for owning or harboring a dog to create a nuisance, and allowing a dog to roam free.
This is not the first incident Samantha has been involved in. In May, police arrested Valmond Elmore, 35, of 5 Hanford Place for allegedly stabbing Samantha. He told police he acted in self-defense, but he was charged with cruelty to animals, disorderly conduct and third-degree assault. His case is still pending.
In early July, Samantha attacked her owner and another man. She was quarantined in a bedroom and shot with a tranquilizer dart. She was taken to the Norwalk Animal Shelter, where she was kept under quarantine until July 22 before being returned to her owner.
Comments (17)
OH HOW I MISS THE SATISFACTION MY CELLMATE WOULD GIVE ME
It seem our resident troll is now posting as Awon Apooponyou. The moron has just open his account today and has already trolled 12 of my posts with his usual lies , spam,and not 1 accurate fact. Are these trolls so fearful of my posts that they waste a Saturday morning reviewing weeks of My posts? I guess I should consider this a compliment..Shame that the troll has no life.
I bet the only way Tim T's wife gets any satisfaction is through cuckold....
How old is the dog and is the dog a rescue dog? Sometimes when u get a dog from a shelter, those dogs have been mistreated. Sadly, this breed is trained to be mean and to fight by ignorant people. It's very sad. If the dog has attacked before and the owner feels he/she can't control the dog, it may be best to put Samantha down. No one wins here. The people who are attacked, because no one should be attacked by a dog, especially to the degree that this 60 yr old man did. The dog I can almost guarantee was trained/taught to be and act that way. And the owner has lost her dog. I'm sure the owner loves her dog. It's a sad situation across the board.
If the tone had been set by the reporter maybe we would be reading al about the dog and owner,lets here about how the victim is doing,oddly enough he is the object of concern.Not even the Mayor had anything to say about the incident offering his prayer for the victim.
This is the kind of city we live in we need the media to become more sensitive to its residents its victims.
I don't care about the dog,be like hearing why the police dept was back at the house that had the dog last night cruisers all over the place must be another story one would think.
So I hope the victim is doing well,reading one more time how the dog attacked him is not like what the kids faces looked liked the day of tyhe attack.Did anyone think healing with the kids would be a good story?
So much for compassion for some outlets how the Norwalk man,,yes who can tell us his name now,,a cartoon bears his name.
so sad when headlines don't match the story
"In May, police arrested Valmond Elmore, 35, of 5 Hanford Place for allegedly stabbing Samantha. He told police he acted in self-defense, but he was charged with cruelty to animals, disorderly conduct and third-degree assault. His case is still pending. "
I swear just when you think the Norwalk cops cant get any dumber they prove you wrong. The moron cop who arrested Mr. Elmore should immediately be fired from the NPD. I hope Mr. Elmore will be suing the city and the moron cop for this. The only problem is city will have to pay for the lawsuit of the moron cop.
http://norwalk.dailyvoice.com/news/police-norwalk-man-stabbed-dog
You and others should take a moment to read the actual story, linked above, of the original stabbing before you accuse a Norwalk Police Officer of being a moron who should be immediately fired. If you did, you'd know:
1) The dog was wearing a muzzle when it was stabbed
2) The dog was on a leash when it was stabbed
3) We don't know the source of #1 and #2 but it's possible they were confirmed by multiple eyewitness accounts, since there appear to have been numerous other people present besides Elmore and the dog's owner at the time the dog was stabbed
4) The stabbing appears to have originated from some quarrel between the humans present, there is no mention of anything wrong done by the dog, apart from barking
5) Elmore claimed self-defense, yet there are no details of how the animal attacked him, PLUS he stabbed the dog in its LEFT HIND LEG. How on earth do you stab an attacking pit bull in its left hind leg? An attacking dog would never expose its hind quarters to its intended victim like that.
It's clear that this was an aggressive animal that was rightly put down after Monday's attack, but that doesn't automatically prove that the earlier stabbing was justified, and the arrest for the stabbing was wrongful.
No one care about you opinion ..You just don't get it do you...You should take a moment and think before you post as we all know you are a stooge for the administration..The cop is a moron and so are you. Also this is not an insult to you its just an observation...You are Welcome
Oh, thanks for the homework. I was working under the Assumption that previous information was correct. Un-free Mr. Elmore who had time and opportunity to flea* the threat.He must have had a bone* to pick with the dog. Intellect over emotion wasn't with him that day. Mr. Elmore, just might have been one of the reasons the dog felt the need to bite people. Self defense and preservation of life. The very best reasoning powers and maturity a dog can own is equivalent to a two year old toddler and pit bulls are not top dog when it comes to intellect. I believe it's the Poodle.
N.P.D. did the right thing !
Did Mr. Elmore go into the dogs yard to stab it? I can't attempt to defend myself from a menacing dog?
There is an excellent chance the chartges against Elmore will be dropped, in light of this new development. I wonder if the owner has insurance to cover the injuries.
"Its a shame that our police & DA think somebody needs to be arrested every time something goes on" Don't worry the NPD clearly doesn't think that which is evident by all the shootings, killings and stabbings...ALL UNSOLVED
What you say is factually incorrect, the NPD solved the recent shooting of John Debo Alston within a few hours of the incident.
Before you falsely claim that US Marshals solved this case, the facts are that since the perp fled to NYC, US Marshals were the ones who had to arrest him, at the request of the Norwalk PD. The Norwalk PD do not have authority to arrest people outside of CT.
Once again you are wrong The U.S Marshalls solved the case..Nice try at spin but you failed stooge,, Also this is just one of the 100's of shooting, stabbings and killing of the past 4 years all unsolved... Even with this one that was solved by the US Marshall's the NPD is still a failure until the other 100's are solved the the crime epidemic is brought under control.
$$$$$$$$ HOW MUCH
So, this Pit bull attacked at least twice (that was reported, I'm betting she attacked a lot more people then that), AND she attacked her owner, but was returned? Why? I always thought that after the second attack, the dog is considered dangerous and put down? And attacking it's own owner??? Right there shouldve been reason to put the dog down.
I'm curious as to how old the dog was...I'm betting she was about 5 years old...
owning or harboring a dog to create a nuisance, and allowing a dog to roam free. Put the dog down! The owner only gets cited?
" AND she attacked her owner, but was returned?"
Put the dog down!
I bet it is 3-5 also.
There was a pit bull ( 2-3 I'm guessing) at Taylor Farm about a month ago, chasing and nipping at all the dogs it could see and get to. I told the owner ' your dog seems a little aggressive ' and he replied ' he just likes to play rough '. I took my 13 year old dog home. Some owners just refuse to see or believe what others see. The owner was highly insulted and became irate.
There is nothing wrong with a muzzle and dogs are supposed to be on a leash or under the complete control of the owner. This woman had those options. Put the dog down!
I'd think all charges should be dropped against Mr Elmore. Its a shame that our police & DA think somebody needs to be arrested every time something goes on. If his charges stick then the officer who tazed the dog should be arrested to. Its long past time that our officials stopped punishing us for defending ourselves or others.