North Carolina woman charged after her pit bulls attacked 3 people

A female individual from Hope Mills, North Carolina was charged by Chatham County law enforcement officials following an incident where she allegedly abandoned four pit bulls in a residential area under construction, resulting in the dogs attacking three individuals.

The suspect, identified as Brittney Patrice Fountain, aged 31, faces charges including four counts of animal cruelty, four counts of animal abandonment, one count of failure to comply with rabies vaccination requirements for a dog, and multiple violations of Chatham County ordinances.

According to legal records, on Monday, May 20, three individuals were reportedly attacked by the dogs in the vicinity of Jordan Lake. Witnesses from a nearby housing development reported hearing cries for help from a mother and her son as they were being attacked by the dogs. A neighbor intervened to deter the dogs from further harm.

Upon the arrival of law enforcement officers, the mother was found with bite injuries on her legs and left hand, while her son sustained multiple bites on his legs. Fortunately, both victims are expected to recover from their injuries.

The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office indicated that they exhausted all non-lethal methods to subdue the animals and successfully captured three of the four dogs. Despite multiple attempts to capture the remaining dog, law enforcement was compelled to fatally shoot the animal.