Item: Man Bites Dog--Says He Was Provoked
<i> Associated Press</i>
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. —
A man charged with biting his neighbor’s dog said he was provoked.
“He was growling at me and they let him run loose for at least four years,” said William Burgess. “He was messing with my dogs and messing with me every time I walked by there.”
Burgess, 39, was charged last week with cruelty to animals and public intoxication. He also was charged with two counts of battery for allegedly assaulting the dog’s owner. A police clerk said she didn’t know how serious the dog’s injuries were.
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