No Fear in Dog Attack Rescue

Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 12:33 a.m.
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) A 26-year-old Cobb County man says he had ``no fear'' when he stopped a 100-pound dog from attacking a 7-year-old girl in a Marietta mobile home park Tuesday.

The child was later transported to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, where she was treated for a severe leg wound. Errol Jones later was identified as the good Samaritan who pulled the animal away from the child.

Cobb County Sgt. Dana Pierce says the unidentified girl was walking alone Tuesday shortly after 3 p.m. in the Valley View mobile home park near Marietta when the dog approached her.

Pierce says Jones ran over, struck the attacking animal with a piece of wood and separated the animal from the girl. Police say Jones then drove the child to a hospital.

The American Bulldog's owner, Claudia Baez, was charged Wednesday afternoon with not having control of a vicious animal and not having the dog vaccinated against rabies.

Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com

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