“Obviously we were disappointed that the court dismissed the suppression motion, but we’ll see what happens next,” said Terry Hughes who is Mathis’ lawyer.
“We take the issue of dangerous dogs and alleged organized dog fighting very seriously and would encourage anyone with concerns to contact us,” DI Upton said.
According to department spokesperson Jonah Spangenthal-Lee, she “tried to hold on to the leash, but the suspects shoved her to the ground, grabbed the dog, and ran off. The victim told officers the female suspect yelled ‘it’s my dog’ as she fled.”
“All we want is for them to do the right thing and bring Junior back to us, with no questions asked. Our house is just not the same anymore,” Said Bryant.
“My assumption is that that harness had to be cut off from her, it didn’t just come off because it had grown into her neck so far,” Mark Plyter of the Humane Society of Wayne County said.
“I can’t go to the grocery store without being recognized, pointed at, laughed at,” Dooley whined. “Can't pay my water bill without hearing my name, saying ‘There’s the sorry cop that killed the dog.’”
