December 9, 2015
On December 8 at 2:45 in the
afternoon the Levy County Sheriff’s Office received several 911 calls. Citizens
were reporting a man, a woman and a child were being attacked by a pack of
dogs. Deputies responded to the area of NE 75 Street and NE 105 Avenue outside
of Bronson and found several large breed dogs running free. They also found
three dog bite victims.
Kayula Most (26) reported to
deputies she and Arthur Tyson (20) were sitting near the edge of the road
waiting on a child to get off the school bus. She was also holding a 1 year old
child at the time.
Tyson stated three large dogs approached
them in an aggressive manner. Tyson told deputies he stood up and one of the
dogs began attacking. Tyson said he began fighting the dog when the other two
joined in the attack. He saw Most being bitten several times then one of the
dogs grabbed the child she was holding by the upper thigh and snatched her from
her grip. Tyson said he saw the dog shaking the child like a rag doll.
Most reported she began screaming
and fighting the dogs. She was ultimately able to grab the child from the dog
and used her body to shield her from further attack. Most sustained the more
extensive injuries. All three victims
were transported to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries.
LCSO deputies contacted Levy
County Animal Control Services who responded and impounded 11 dogs total from
the home located at 7530 NE 105 Avenue. The owner, Laura Trauchber, was cited
by Animal Services and had has a pending appearance in court.
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