MIAMI (WSVN) - Police have arrested a man accused of an attack on a man and his dog in Miami’s Wynwood section.
Forty-four-year-old Jack Jonte faces multiple charges, including aggravated assault, battery and resisting a police officer.
The incident happened on Wednesday, along Northwest Second Avenue, near 22nd Street.
The victim, Evan Motlong, said he was walking his dog, Indie, when he encountered Jonte with two unleashed pit bulls who attacked his dog.
While Motlong was calling police, he said that Jonte ordered the pit bulls to attack him, leaving him unconscious.
“It’s definitely taught me to be more vigilant here,” said Motlong. “Miami is a nice place, but there are still areas that need a lot of improvement, so this taught me to be more vigilant, maybe carry some sort of protection on me and just kind of be more aware. That’s probably what it taught me the most.”
Motlong was left with fractures on his face and other injuries, and his dog is recovering from a broken leg.
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