Louisiana man caught on 'gruesome' video sexually abusing a neighbor's pit bull, police say



A Louisiana man was arrested on Thursday for sexually abusing a local dog in his neighborhood, according to police. The sexual attack on the pit bull was reportedly captured on video and seen by authorities.

The Alexandria Police Department arrested 23-year-old Noah Tomlin on Thursday for the alleged sex crime.

A video of the alleged sexual assault of the dog was reportedly uploaded to Facebook. Multiple people as well as the Humane Society of Louisiana tipped off the police about the purported sexual assault.

The Humane Society of Louisiana said Tomlin walked out of his house and approached a neighbor's pit bull that was bound by a heavy chain.

WAFB reported, "That’s when the man forced the dog to perform oral sex on him."

The incident happened in broad daylight and allegedly lasted two minutes.

The owner of the dog was notified of the animal abuse.

Jeff Dorson – the executive director at Humane Society of Louisiana – said "pet detectives" with his organization "helped to secure an arrest of a sexual predator."

After seeing the "gruesome and disturbing video," workers with the Humane Society of Louisiana contacted the Alexandria Police Department to report the suspected crime. At first, the police allegedly said the case was an animal control issue. However, the workers allegedly pushed to have a detective investigate the criminal allegations.

Dorson said Tomlin and the owner of the abused dog share the same backyard.

The Humane Society of Louisiana offered to pay for the dog to be examined by a veterinarian. The organization also offered the owner some suggestions on how to protect his dog in the future.

Tomlin was booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center and charged with sexual abuse of an animal. Tomlin reportedly posted a $1,000 bond on Friday.

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3 pit bulls maul owner's elderly mother to death



A woman in Georgia is facing reckless conduct and felony involuntary manslaughter charges after the three pit bulls she owned viciously attacked her mother to death, according to reports.

On the evening of October 7, police were called to a Troup County residence after a neighbor heard an elderly woman screaming for help out of a window, claiming that her sister had been attacked by dogs. When police arrived, they discovered Rosetta Gesselman, 80, lying on the floor and "suffering from visible wounds," according to Sgt. Stewart Smith.

Police also found three pit bull and pit bull/mastiff mixes, one female and two males, at the residence, and all three were behaving very aggressively. As a result, one deputy "had to deploy O/C [pepper] spray in the direction of the dogs," which caused the dogs to exit the house through a "doggie door," Smith added.

Despite the pepper spray, the dogs continued to demonstrate aggression, compelling "first responders" to put two of them down on the property that evening. The other dog was later euthanized as well.

Meanwhile, an ambulance raced Gesselman to Well Star West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, Georgia, about an hour and a half southwest of Atlanta. Unfortunately, Gesselman later died from her injuries.

Her daughter, 48-year-old Tongia Gesselman, who owned the dogs, was later arrested after it was discovered that she may have previously known about the dogs' aggressive temperament. WGNO reported that the dogs had already killed "family pets" and had bitten at least one other person who then required medical treatment at a hospital. According to WSB-TV, Tongia never reported those incidents to the police.

Tongia and Rosetta Gesselman shared the residence where the attack occurred, though Tongia was not at the residence when it happened. Tongia Gesselman has reportedly pled not guilty and remains in jail on a $6,000 bond.

Family's pit bulls maul toddler and baby to death, mother rushed to the hospital



Two small children in Tennessee are dead after being mauled to death by the family's two pit bulls, according to police.

Around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, two pit bulls viciously attacked a 2-year-old girl, a 5-month-old boy, and their mother inside their home in Millington, Tennessee, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

The toddler and the baby were pronounced dead at the home near Memphis.

The family's dogs also attacked the children's mother. She was rushed to Regional One in critical condition by Shelby County Fire paramedics. As of Thursday afternoon, the mother was upgraded to stable condition, according to detectives.

"The two pit bulls responsible for the attack were euthanized this afternoon by Memphis Animal Services," the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

The investigation into the dog attack deaths is ongoing at this time.

The names of the victims have yet to be released.

Marlo Matthews – a longtime dog-breeder – gave WREG-TV his opinion about pit bulls, "I know how loyal they can be. I know how loving they can be, but I also know how dangerous they can be."

"You are playing with your life when you have those in your house," he claimed. "Something may never happen but when it does, will you then be like I should have got rid of this problem."

There are more than 4.5 million people bitten by dogs in the United States each year, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

Nearly 1 in 5 people who are bitten by a dog require medical attention, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

DogsBite.org – a national dog bite victim's advocacy group – found that 568 Americans were killed by dogs from 2005 to 2020. Pit bulls were reportedly responsible for 67% of those deaths.

There have been 20 fatal dog bite attacks so far in 2022.

Time magazine reported in 2014, "Pit bulls make up only 6% of the dog population, but they’re responsible for 68% of dog attacks and 52% of dog-related deaths since 1982, according to research compiled by Merritt Clifton, editor of Animals 24-7, an animal-news organization that focuses on humane work and animal-cruelty prevention."

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Owner of 7 pit bulls arrested after dogs maul 71-year-old Texas man to death



A 71-year-old Texas man was mauled to death by pit bulls. The alleged owner of seven pit bulls was arrested in connection with the deadly attack.

Fresno-native Freddy Garcia was walking to a store in his neighborhood at around 1:30 p.m. on July 18. Garcia was viciously attacked by seven pit bulls. Garcia was flown to Memorial Hermann – a hospital in the downtown Houston area. He was later pronounced dead from the pit bull attack.

Immediately following the attack, four pit bulls were captured, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. Three other pit bulls were on the loose for a period of time before they were taken captive. Officials did not reveal if the animals would be euthanized. Fort Bend County District Attorney Brian Middleton will determine the fate of the pit bulls involved in the deadly attack.

An investigation by the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office, the Fort Bend Animal Control, and the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office, connected Samuel Cartwright to the seven pit bulls.

Cartwright, 47, was charged with attack by dog resulting in death – which is a second-degree felony. The charge could result in a prison sentence of two to 20 years.

Cartwright's bond was set at $100,000.

Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan told KRPC-TV, “This devastating tragedy didn’t have to happen. I extend my deepest condolences to the Garcia family and his neighbors as they adjust to the loss of Mr. Garcia. Special thanks go out to our deputies, Fort Bend Animal Services Director Rene Vasquez, and Fort Bend District Attorney Brian Middleton for the collaborative work of capturing the dogs and making an arrest.”

Garcia’s brother, Jorge, said he was relieved, "I feel more at ease that at least these animals are not going to hurt no one else, and I hope this doesn’t happen anywhere else."

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There have recently been several people killed by pit bulls.

On May 14, a 36-year-old South Carolina man was mauled to death by four pit bulls. The owner of the dogs, Shantell Ross, is expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter as well as three counts of vicious unleashed animals in the death of Scottie Lee Brigman, according to People magazine.

On June 5, an 86-year-old Canadian woman was believed to have been attacked by three dogs: a North American pit bull-terrier mix, a North American Staffordshire mix, and an American pit bull. The woman later died from her injuries in Calgary. The Toronto Star reported that the dog owners – Denis Bagaric and Talyn Calkins – were each charged with 12 crimes, including an animal attack on a person, an animal bite to a person, and an animal running at large.

On July 7, North Carolina grandmother Trena Peed, 46, was mauled to death by two pit bulls that she was dog sitting.